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OpenStudy (anonymous):

100 plus the product of a number and -2 equals 50. What is the number

OpenStudy (mertsj):

100+(-2x)=50

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Solve that equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that equation makes no sense to me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

subtract 100 from both sides to get -2x=-50 then divide by -2 on both sides to get x=25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

make sense?

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