<PRE><B>Question 75920</B>
If the product of a number and -3 is reduced by 5, the result is 25 less than twice the opposite number. Find the number
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Let the number be x, the opposite number will = -x
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-3x - 5 = -2x - 25
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Get rid of all those negatives, mult by -1:
3x + 5 = 2x + 25
3x - 2x = 25 - 5
x = 20 is the number
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Try it in the original equation:
-3(20) - 5 = 2(-20) - 25
-60 - 5 = -40 - 25</PRE>