Question

The difference of x and a number is 6. What is the other number?
6
6 - (x-6)
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Answer 1

The number is x-6

Explanation:

difference of x and a number is 6

Difference means subtract, is means equals

x-n = 6

Add n to each side

x-n+n = 6+n

x = n+6

Subtract 6 from each side

x-6 = n+6-6

x-6 =n

The number is x-6