document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=460865>Question 460865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a number which decreased by 18 is 5 times its opposite. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 18 = 5(-x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x -18 = -5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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