SOLUTION: find a number which decreased by 24 equals 3 times its opposites.

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Question 107972This question is from textbook alegbra 1
: find a number which decreased by 24 equals 3 times its opposites. This question is from textbook alegbra 1

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find a number which decreased by 24 equals 3 times its opposite.
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Let x = the number
Then
-x = it's opposite
:
x - 24 = 3(-x)
x - 24 = -3x
x + 3x = +24
4x = 24
x = 24/4
x = +6
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Check in original statement
6 - 24 = 3(-6)
-18 = -18