Hilda adds 5 to a number, then multiplies the sum by -2. The result is 6. Write an equation to find the number, x. What is the number?

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

If we add 5 to -8, that will be -3. Then if we multiply -3 with -2, it equals 6 because when two negatives multiply with one another the answer will be positive.

So in conclusion, the number is -8.

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question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.

n=9

step-by-step explanation:

7 times a number = 7n

decreased by 13 = 7n-13

same as is =

5 times the number = 5n

increased by 5 = 5n+5

7n-13 = 5n+5

2n=18

n=9