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The difference of a number and 6 is the same as 5 times the sum of the number and 2. What is the number?
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The difference of a number and 6 is the same as 5 times the sum of the number and 2. What is the number?

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Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation: let the number be x, then the difference of x and 6 is x - 6 and 5 times the sum of x and 2 is 5 (x + 2) Equate both expressions 5 (x + 2) = x - 6
Answer = - 4 → A
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Yep pretty much

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