SOLUTION: If -32 is subtracted from a number the result is -52. Find the number

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Question 779999: If -32 is subtracted from a number the result is -52. Find the number
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-32 subtracted from a number (define as "X"), equals -52
Solve for X to find the number.

X - (-32) = -52
X = -52 + (-32)
X = -84

or

X - (-32) = -52
X + 32 = -52
X = -52 - 32
X = -84