document.write( "Question 1045722: Find a number that is 96 greater than its opposite\r
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\n" ); document.write( "if a number is \"x\" and its opposite is \"-x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x\" is \"96\" greater than \"-x\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-x%2B96+\"............solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bx=96+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=96+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=96%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=48\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, a number is \"48\" and its opposite is \"-48\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "on number line, the distance from \"-48\" to \"48\" is \"96\" units\r
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