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A number is doubled and then the product is increased by 6. This sum is then multiplied by -3, and the result is 54 greater than three times the opposite of the number. What is the number? *

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mhanifa

Answer:

  • -24

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

Then we have the equation

  • (2x + 6)*(-3) = -3x + 54
  • -6x - 18 = -3x + 54
  • 6x - 3x = -18 - 54
  • 3x = -72
  • x = -72/3
  • x = - 24
MissShy

Solution

let the number be "x" .

now according to the given question ;

  • (2x+6)×(-3)=-3x +54
  • -6x -18 = -3x + 54
  • 6x - 3x = -18-54
  • 3x = -72
  • x = -72/3
  • x = -24

The required answer is -24 .

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