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If you take a number, times by 8 then add 6. You get the same as if you took the number multiply it by 3 then subtract 7. What is the number?
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If you take a number, times by 8 then add 6. You get the same as if you took the number multiply it by 3 then subtract 7. What is the number?

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The number is -2.6

8x+6=3x-7

then solve for x
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