SOLUTION: The temperature dropped 15 degrees from the high temperature to -6 degress C. What was the high temperature?

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Question 181930: The temperature dropped 15 degrees from the high temperature to -6 degress C. What was the high temperature?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the high temperature, then:
x-15+=+-6 Add 15 to both sides.
highlight%28x+=+9%29
The high temperature was 9 degrees C.