SOLUTION: Three times a number is 16 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?

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Question 136874: Three times a number is 16 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three times a number is 16 less than the opposite of the number. What is the number?
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EQUATION:
3x = -x-16
4x = -16
x = -4
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The number is -4
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Stan H.