SOLUTION: one number is six times another number. Their sum is -147. Find the number

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Question 495728: one number is six times another number. Their sum is -147. Find the number
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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one number is six times another number. Their sum is -147.
Find the number
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Equations:
x = 6y
x + y = -147
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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y":
6y + y = -147
7y = -147
y = -21
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Solve for "x":
x = 6y
x = 6*-21
x = -126
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Cheers,
Stan H.