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Eight more than seven times a number is -20

User Artos
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Answer: The number is 0

Explanation:

8 = 7x + 8

Then we solve it:

8 = 7x + 8

8 - 8 = 7x

0 = 7x

0 ÷ 7 = x

x = 0

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