document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118562>Question 118562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite. And check. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\"; the opposite is \"-x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-(-x) = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = -75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checking:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75-(-75) = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150 = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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