document.write( "Question 50868This question is from textbook Algebra structure and method
\n" ); document.write( ": find a number that is 96 greater than its opposite. \n" ); document.write( "

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An opposite : 4 and -4 8 and -8
\n" ); document.write( "so you want to find opposites, that when subtracted equal 96
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+%28-x%29+=+96+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+=+96+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+96+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "48 and -48 are the opposites \n" ); document.write( "

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