SOLUTION: Negative thirteen times a number plus 20 is equal to -11 times the number plus 38

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Question 972619: Negative thirteen times a number plus 20 is equal to -11 times the number plus 38
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=some number
-13x+20=-11x+38
-2x=18
x=18/(-2)
x=-9