SOLUTION: how do I solve this? a number multiplied by five is negative twenty

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Question 713856: how do I solve this? a number multiplied by five is negative twenty
Answer by BGutridge(15) About Me  (Show Source):
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let any variable represent "a number". I prefer x. Then 5x=-20