The sum of 237 and six times the opposite of a number is 405. What is the number?
A) -28
B) -24
C) 30
D) 32
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Answer:

(A) x=-28

Step-by-step explanation:

237 -6x = 405           [note that 6*(-x) is (-6x)]

  -6x = 168           [subtract 237 from both sides]

   x = -28             [divide both sides by (-6)]