SOLUTION: if 18 is subtracted from six times a certain number, the result is 96. Find the number.

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Question 210422: if 18 is subtracted from six times a certain number, the result is 96. Find the number.
Answer by tutor_paul(519)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you can write the following equation for this, where 'x' represents the number you are looking for:

Now, solve for x:


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