16 increased by twice a number is -24. Find the solution.

*The required equation is *
2x + 16 = -24 => 2x = -24 -16 => 2x = -40 Dividing both sides by 2
x = -20

Answered by Xhade | 2024-06-10

x = ? 16 + 2 x = − 24 2 x = − 24 − 16 2 x = − 40 / : 2 x = − 20

Answered by kate200468 | 2024-06-10

The solution to the equation is x = − 20 . We arrived at this by first isolating 2 x and then solving for x . This indicates that the number that, when doubled and increased by 16, results in -24 is -20.
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Answered by Xhade | 2024-10-01