SOLUTION: sixty times the absolute value of a negative number is 134938 more than the number. find the number

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Question 897262: sixty times the absolute value of a negative number is 134938 more than the number. find the number
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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60%2Aabs%28X%29=134938%2BX
Since X is negative abs%28X%29=-X
-60X=134938%2BX
-61X=134938
X=-134938%2F61