document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045724>Question 1045724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a number that is 38 less than its opposite\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661295 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=661295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The way to look at this is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number = opposite number less 38 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let X be Number, then -X is opposite number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The algebraic equation to solve then is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=-X-38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=-X-38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X%2BX=X-X-38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X%2BX=X-X-38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X=-38 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X=-38\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F2=-38%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F2=-38%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You kind of need to do a sanity check with word problems.  Is -19 38 less than its opposite?  The opposite of -19 is 19.  19-38=-19.  So the answer seems plausible.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28-19%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28-19%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!<BR>\n" );
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