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HELP PLEASE!!! Find the number(s) with the following property: two times the sum of 18 and a number is 8 greater than nine times the same number.

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Answer:

number is 4

Explanation:

let 'n' = the number

2(n + 18) = 9n + 8

2n + 36 = 9n + 8

36 = 7n + 8

28 = 7n

n = 4

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