SOLUTION: Find a number such that 8 times the number of 36 greater than the opposite of the number.

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Question 359154: Find a number such that 8 times the number of 36 greater than the opposite of the number.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Let x be the number

writing as question reads

8x = -x + 36

9x = 36

x = 4

checking our answer

8*4 = -4 + 36 = 32