SOLUTION: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite. This just baffles me!!!! Thanks a bunch!! Joanne

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Question 103845: Find a number which is 150 greater than its opposite.
This just baffles me!!!!
Thanks a bunch!!
Joanne
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, stanbon:
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the "opposite" is the additive inverse or negative of

let x=number ... x-(-x)=150 ... 2x=150 ... x=75

75 is 150 greater than -75

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Its opposite" could mean its negative:
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EQUATION:
x -(-x) = 150
2x = 150
x = 75 whichis 150 more than -75
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Cheers,
Stan H.