The sum of 2 times a number and 10 is the same as 6 times the difference of the number and 1. What is the number?

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The sum of 2 times a number and 10 is the same as 6 times the difference of the number and 1. What is the number?

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Answer:

x=4

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The sum of 2 times a number and 10 is the same as 6 times the difference of the number-example-1

Seladb answered May 7, 2021

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Explanation:

2x+10=6(x-1)

2x+10=6x-6

-4x=-16

x=+4

Cmaher answered May 11, 2021

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