If a product of a number and -6 is subtracted from the number, the result is 1 more than the number.Find the number.

Question

I need to find out this information to here goes Translate the two expressions.Write an equation using the expressions x-(-6x)=  

Answer 1

Let x represent the number

-6*x=-6x

x-(-6x)=x+1

x+6x=x+1

 

7x=x+1

-x=-x

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6x=1

x=1/6

 

to check

1/6*-6=-1

 

1/6-(-1/1)=7/6...yes

 

therefore x=1/6