Question

Caleb decreases a number by 6 and then multiplies it by 2. He gets the same answer as

when he subtracts 8 from the original number. What is the number?
please answer!!

Answer 1

Answer: 4

Step-by-step explanation: If Caleb starts with 4 and subtracts 6, he'll get -2. -2 times 2, equals -4. If he starts with 4 and subtracts 8, he'll again end up with -4, meaning the original number is 4!

4-6= (-2)

-2*2= (-4)

4-8= (-4)