Questions: Write the following sentence as an equation. Use x to represent "a number." A number added to -4 is -6. The equation is x + (-4) = -6

Solution Steps

To translate the given sentence into an equation, identify the unknown number as \( x \). The sentence "A number added to -4 is -6" can be expressed as an equation by setting up the addition of \( x \) and \(-4\) equal to \(-6\).

From the sentence "A number added to -4 is -6", we can express this mathematically as: \[ x - 4 = -6 \]

To isolate \( x \), we add \( 4 \) to both sides of the equation: \[ x - 4 + 4 = -6 + 4 \] This simplifies to: \[ x = -2 \]

Final Answer