document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942638>Question 942638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you multiply a number by four and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative ten. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x --10 = -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+10 = -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -5<BR>\n" );
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