SOLUTION: Two fewer than 10 times a number is 78.
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Question 12050: Two fewer than 10 times a number is 78.
Answer by bonster(299) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=the number
10 times a number=10x
2 fewer than 10x= 10x-2
10x-2=78 <--add 2 to both sides
(10x-2)+2=(78)+2
10x=80 <--divide both sides by 10
=
x=8
the number=8
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