For this problem you'll get a number, find it's opposite and sum 96 to it. The equation used will be:
x = -x + 96
Where:
x = a number
-x = the opposite of x
So:
x = -x + 96
x + x = 96
2x = 96
x = 96 / 2
x = 48
And now, if you do the sum to prove your answer:
48 - 96 = -48
Answer:
![\boxed{\bf~48~is~the~number}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/7hub0oap8svbiyf6imaya2iq4hn4icvcyq.png)
Hope it helped,
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