document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=667660>Question 667660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quotient of -36 and 9, subtracted from 4 times a number, is -8. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - (-36)/9 = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To simplify this, let's first perform the division:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - (-4) = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, we add -4 to both sides of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = -8 + (-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, all we have to do is divide both sides by 4 to isolate the variable:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4 = (-12)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, we find that the number is -3. </SPAN>\n" );
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