SOLUTION: translate and solve: six less than a number is negative eighteen. find the number

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Question 982617: translate and solve: six less than a number is negative eighteen. find the number
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 6 = -18.

x = -18 + 6.

x = -12.

Answer. x = -12.