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  • 09-10-2018
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If 6 times a number is added to -4, the result is 10 times the number. Find the number.

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 09-10-2018

the number is - 1

let the number be n then 6 times the number is 6n and added to -4 is

- 4 + 6n = 10n ( equal to 10 times the number )

subtract 6n from both sides

- 4 = 4n ( divide both sides by 4 )

[tex]\frac{-4}{4}[/tex] = n , hence n = - 1


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