Question

The difference of a number and six is the same as five times the sum of the number and two what is the number

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = - 15$

Step-by-step explanation:

$x - 6 = 5(x + 6) \\ = x - 6 = 5x + 30(open \: the \: bracket) \\ = collect \: like \: terms \\ = x - 5x = 30 + 6 \\ = - 4x = 36 \\ divide \: by \: the \: coefficient \: of \: x = - 4 \\ = - 15$