SOLUTION: Twice a number is 16 greater than two times the opposite of the number. What is the number?

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Question 335592: Twice a number is 16 greater than two times the opposite of the number. What is the number?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Twice a number is 16 greater than two times the opposite of the number. What is the number?
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Let the number be "x".
Then its opposite is "-x".
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Inequality:
2x > 2(-x)+16
2x > -2x+16
3x> 16
x > 16/3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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