SOLUTION: when 6 is subtracted from a number, the result is 7 times the number. find the number.

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Question 613869: when 6 is subtracted from a number, the result is 7 times the number. find the number.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-6=7x
-6x=6
x=6/-6
x=-1