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Two less than eight times an unknown number is -74 find the unknown number?
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Two less than eight times an unknown number is -74 find the unknown number?

User Aram Arabyan
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Hello!

Let's put this into an equation.

8n-2=-74

Now we will solve

8n=-72
n=-9

The unknown number is -9.

I hope this helps!
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