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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a number that is 38 less than its opposite </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n be the number. The opposite of n is -n and 38 less than that is (-n-38), so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -n-38 Simplify and solve for n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n = -38  Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -19 This is the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-19 = 19-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-19 = -19 OK </SPAN>\n" );
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