SOLUTION: If u multiply a number by 6 and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative 38. What is the number?

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Question 940013: If u multiply a number by 6 and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative 38. What is the number?
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If u multiply a number by 6 and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative 38.
What is the number?
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6x - (-10) = -38
minus a minus is a plus
6x + 10 = -38
6x = -38 - 10
6x = -48
x = -48/6
x = -8
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Confirm this in the original equation
6(-8) - (-10) = -38
-48 + 10 = -38