SOLUTION: If twice a number is subtracted from eight, the difference is twelve. What is the number?

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Question 249984: If twice a number is subtracted from eight, the difference is twelve. What is the number?
Answer by College Student(505)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = number

If twice a number is subtracted from eight, the difference is twelve... the equation becomes:

Now solve for x. I'll let you take it from here. :)

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