Question

The sum of 237 and six times the opposite of a number is 405. What is the number?

A) -28
B) -24
C) 30
D) 32
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Answer 1

(A) x=-28

Explanation:

237 -6x = 405 [note that 6*(-x) is (-6x)]

-6x = 168 [subtract 237 from both sides]

x = -28 [divide both sides by (-6)]