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 1196794: The product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Exactly the way the description states


n%28-8%29=8%28n%2B36%29
The algebra from here is very simple.