SOLUTION: One number is 6 more than the other. Their sum is 0. What is the value of the smaller number?

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Question 324471: One number is 6 more than the other. Their sum is 0. What is the value of the smaller number?
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One number is 6 more than the other. Their sum is 0. What is the value of the smaller number?
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Let x = "other number"
then
x-6 = first number
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x + (x-6) = 0
x + x - 6 = 0
2x - 6 = 0
2x = 6
x = 3 (other number)
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First number:
x-6 = 3-6 = -3
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Answer: -3