Question

-9 more than a number results in -20

Answer 1

Answer:

-9+x=-20

Step-by-step explanation:

I am not so positive on this one, but if you are not doing inequalities, then this should be correct.

"More than" would insinuate that you are adding. In this class, you would have a number to replace that x, but since no number was given, you place the x in its place. x=-11, because when you "add" -9 with something to get -20, it would have to be -11. Negative numbers can be confusing because when you subtract a negative number by another negative, you end up with a negative. Like in this case. Normally, you would just put -11, so it would look like -9 - 11 = -20. But since this says "more than", unless you are doing inequalities, you add.

If you are doing inequalities, then your answer should be this:

-9 > x = -20

I hope this helps!

-No one