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2 times the sum of a number and 8 is equal to the difference of 10 and that number find the number
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2 times the sum of a number and 8 is equal to the difference of 10 and that number find the number

User Sergii Stotskyi
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The equation would look like this
2 (x + 8) = 10 - x
First you distribute: 2x +16 = 10 - x
Next you isolate the variable by adding x to each side and subtracting 16 from each side: 3x = 10 - 16
Simplify: 3x = -6
Divide both sides by 3: x = -2

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