<PRE><B>Question 1027298</B>
let x equal the number.


your equation becomes -52 * (x-97) = x + 39


simplify to get -52 * x + 5044 = x + 39


add 52 * x to both sides of this equation and subtract 39 from both sides of this equation to get:


5044 - 39 = x + 52 * x


simplify to get 5005 = 53 * x


divide both sides of this equation by 53 to get:


x = 5005 / 53 = 94.43396226


confirm by replacing x in the original equation of -52 * (x - 97) = x + 39.


you will see that the equation is true, which confirms that the solution is good.


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