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Define a variable and write an equation to find the number Then solve eight times a number is twelve times the number minus four.
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Define a variable and write an equation to find the number Then solve eight times a number is twelve times the number minus four.

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Explanation:

8x=12x-4

8x-12x=4

-4x=4

x= -1

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