document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=676583>Question 676583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eight times the opposite of a number is 36 less than the product of 4 and the number. What's the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #420430 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><B>rm29924(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rm29924><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=420430\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = a number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eight times the opposite of a number is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 less that the product of 4 and the number is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set those equal to each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(-x)=4x-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x=4x-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x=-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:  the number is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug the answer into the equation to check it </SPAN>\n" );
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