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Two less than 2 times a number is the same as the number plus 64. What is the number?

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Step-by-step explanation:

2(x-2)=x+64

2x-4=x+64

2x-x=68

x=68

User Anas Elghafari
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Answer:

66

Step-by-step explanation:

2x-2=x+64

2x-2=64+2

x=66

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