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When 2 is added to a number and the sum is multiplied by -5 the result is 40 find the number?
Updated: 10/25/2022
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∙ 14y agoBest Answer
Working backwards: 40 divided by -5 gives you -8. Set up an equation as x+2=-8 & solve for x. x=-10.
Now checking: -10+2=-8
-8 x -5 = 40
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