149k views
1 vote
Two more than4 times a number is -18

User Otusweb
by
4.5k points

1 Answer

6 votes
-5, work backwards. you know 2 + 4 * ? = -18.
start by subtracting 2 from both sides giving you 4 * ? = -20.
now you divide 4 from both sides giving you ? = -5

i used ? to represent the missing number btw!!
User The Mask
by
4.8k points