SOLUTION: When two is subtracted from six times a number, the result is the same as when two is added to five times the number.
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Question 1158699: When two is subtracted from six times a number, the result is the same as when two is added to five times the number.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let number be x
six times a number = 6x
two is subtracted
6x-2
two is added to five times the number.
5x+2
6x-2 = 5x+2
x=4
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