SOLUTION: The product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. What is the number?

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Question 1174498: The product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. What is the number?
Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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-8x = 8(x + 36)

-8x = 8x + 288

-16x = 288

x = -18