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Two more than4 times a number is -18

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-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!!
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