SOLUTION: the product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number.

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Question 1178681: the product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number.
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the product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number.
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-8n = 8*(n+36)
-n = n + 36
-2n = 36
n = -18