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Eight times the difference between a number and six is equal to four times the number. What’s the number?

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

Given:

Let the number be x.

According to the question,

8(x-6)= 4 x

8 x-48=4 x

8 x-4 x= 48

4 x=48

x=48/4

x=12

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