SOLUTION: Twenty nine less than -10 times a number is equal to -18 times the number plus 91

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Question 995773: Twenty nine less than -10 times a number is equal to -18 times the number plus 91
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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number =x
-10x -29= -18x+ 91
8x= 120
x= 15
-10 times that is -150 and 29 less is - 179
-18 times that is - 270 and 91 more than that is -179.
The number is 15.