document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578809>Question 578809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am choosing an integer. I then subtract 10 from the integer, take the opposite of the result, add -3 and find the opposite of the new result. My result is -3. What is the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-(-(x-10)-3) = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(-x+10-3) = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-(-x+7) = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-7 = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4-10 = -6, opposite is 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 + (-3) = 3, opposite is -3 &#8730; </SPAN>\n" );
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