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Six less than four times a number is 26. What is the number?

User Jayce
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Okay, lets see here. So since we know that 26 is six less than the actual answer, we'll add 6 to 26 which gives us 32. Then we'll do 32 divided by 4, which is 8.
User Gotnull
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Hello there!

The number would be - 8

lets do the work:

(8 x 4) - 6 = 26

Therefore your answer is 8.

Hope this helps!

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User Martin Rauscher
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