document.write( "Question 1040222: the opposite of a number is 8 more than twice the number find this number.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #655013 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let X be the number.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-X=8%2B2%2AX\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3X=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=-8%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Verifying,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-%28-8%2F3%29=8%2B2%28-8%2F3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%2F3=8-16%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%2F3=24%2F3-16%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%2F3=8%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "True, so it's a good solution.
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