SOLUTION: The product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number. How would i set this up??

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Question 541697: The product of a number and -8 gives eight times the sum of that number and 36. find the number. How would i set this up??
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-8x=8(x+36)
-8x=8x+288
-16x=288
x=288/-16
x=-18