SOLUTION: The product of -2 and a number is the same as the total of 15 and the number fibd the nunber how do i get the answer and how do i write it out

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Question 476163: The product of -2 and a number is the same as the total of 15 and the number fibd the nunber how do i get the answer and how do i write it out
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-2x=x+15
-3x=15
x=15/-3
x=-5