olhac31
olhac31 olhac31
  • 06-04-2019
  • Mathematics
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The sum of a number and six is multiplied by -3. The result is equal to four. What is the number?

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justicehall2002
justicehall2002 justicehall2002
  • 06-04-2019

The equation would look like this: -3(x + 6) = 4. Then solve to find x.

-3x -18 = 4 → -3x = 22 → x = -7.3

You can substitute this number into the equation to check.

-3(-7.3 + 6) = 4 → 3.9 = 4. As you can see the number isn't exact becuase -7.3 is a repeating decimal.

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margie1831
margie1831 margie1831
  • 25-04-2022

Answer:

-7 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

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