SOLUTION: If you multiply a number by seven and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative forty-six. What is the number?

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Question 747441:

If you multiply a number by seven and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative forty-six. What is the number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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7X-(-10)=-46
7X+10=-46
7X=-46-10
7X=-56
X=-56/7
X=-8 ANS.
PROOF:
7*8-(-10)=-46
-56+10=-46
-46=-46