SOLUTION: Find the number that is five greater than three times its additive inverse

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Question 933897: Find the number that is five greater than three times its additive inverse
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=5+3(-x)
4x=5
x=5%2F4