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If you multiply a number by four and then subtract negative ten, the difference is negative eighteen. What is the number
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If you multiply a number by four and then subtract

negative ten, the difference is negative eighteen. What
is the number

User Masrtis
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Let's call the number ' Q '.

The question says that (4Q) - (-10) = -18

Add -10 to each side:

4Q = -28

Divide each side by 4 :

Q = -7
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