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Devon has 14 steel balls of equal weight. If he puts 8 of them in one pan of a balance, and the rest along with a weight of 20 grams in the other pan, the pans balance each other. Which equation can be used to find the weight of each steel ball?

A.8=26x
B.8x=120x
C.8x+20+=6x
D.8x=6x+20

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The answer is D. 8x=6x+20
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