SOLUTION: Nine times the difference of a number and 22 is the same as 22 increased by nine times the number plus twice the number. Find the number.

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Question 1048016: Nine times the difference of a number and 22 is the same as 22 increased by nine times the number plus twice the number. Find the number.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x:
9(x-22) = 22+9x+2x
9x-198 = 22+11x
-2x = 220
x = -110
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Check:
9(-110-22) = 22+9(-110)+2(-110)
9(-132) = 22+-990+-220
-1188 = -1188 Correct
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John