SOLUTION: five times the sum of -2 and a number is 91 more than the sum of the opposite of the number and 1

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Question 868755: five times the sum of -2 and a number is 91 more than the sum of the opposite of the number and 1
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5(-2 + x) = 91 + (-x + 1)
5x - 10 = -x + 92
6x = 102
x = 17