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Four times a number, decreased by 2, is 8 more than the product of six and the number. Find the number.

Four times a number, decreased by 2, is 8 more than the product of six and the number. Find the number.
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Four times a number, decreased by 2, is 8 more than the product of six and the number.

Find the number.

User Rabeya
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Answer:

-5

Explanation:

4x -2 = 8 + 6x

-2x = 10

x = -5

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