28 decreased by 6 times a number is the same as the number. find the number

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The answer is 4.

28 - 6(4) = 28 - 24 = 4

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x - the number

$28-6x=x \ \ \ |+6x \\ 28=7x \ \ \ |/ 7 \\ x=4$

The number is 4.

HuskyDucky answered Jan 18, 2016

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