SOLUTION: One subtracted from six times a number is -97. What is the number?

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Question 1146998: One subtracted from six times a number is -97. What is the number?
Answer by ikleyn(53937) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x - 1 = -97.


Solve this equation and find x.