SOLUTION: When a number is divided by -3, the result is 12 more than the number. What is the number?

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Question 434348: When a number is divided by -3, the result is 12 more than the number. What is the number?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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n/-3=n+12
n=-3n-36
2n=-36
n=-18..