SOLUTION: Find a number which decreased by 18 is 5 times its opposite. show your equation.

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Question 375687: Find a number which decreased by 18 is 5 times its opposite. show your equation.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 18 = -5x,
x+5x = 18,
6x = 18,
x = 3.