emily2786 emily2786
  • 16-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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The sum of a number and negative 20 is 40 what is the number

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ajh6902 ajh6902
  • 16-08-2018

You can rewrite this as: x + (-20) = 40, which is another way of writing

x - 20 = 40

Then, you add 20 to both sides of the equal sign to get:

x = 60

Therefore, the number is 60.

Hope this helps.

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