Answer:
6 × (11 - x) = -72 => x = 23
or
6 × (x - 11) = -72 => x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
there are at least two possibilities, as the "difference between two numbers a and b can be excised as either a-b or b-a.
in any case, just following the sentence
Six times = 6 ×
difference of 11 and a number = 11 - x
is -72 = -72
so,
6 × (11 - x) = -72
and that is true for x = 23
but
the other direction is possible too
6 × (x - 11) = -72
and that is true for x = -1
