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Twelve subtracted from twelve times a number is -84. What is the number? A) Translate the statement above into an equation that you can solve to answer this question. Do not solve it yet. Use x as your variable. The equation is B) Solve your equation in part [A] for x. Answer: 0 =​

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Answer:

x=-6

Explanation:

Let x be the number

A) 12x-12=-84

B) 12x=-72

x=-6

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