SOLUTION: Four times the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 2 increased by four times the number plus twice the number. What is the number?
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Question 393547: Four times the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 2 increased by four times the number plus twice the number. What is the number?
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Four times the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 2 increased by four times the number plus twice the number. What is the number?
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number = x
4(x-2)=4x+2x+2
4x-8=6x+2
2x=-10
x=-5
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