SOLUTION: Find a number such that four times two more than the number is the same seven less than the opposite of the number.

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Question 573807: Find a number such that four times two more than the number is the same seven less than the opposite of the number.
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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4%282%2Bn%29=-n-7
8%2B4n=-n-7
5n=-15
n=-3
check
4%282%2Bn%29=-n-7
4%282%2B%28-3%29%29=-%28-3%29-7
-4=-4
correct