SOLUTION: four times a number is two less than six times the same number minus ten

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Question 174746: four times a number is two less than six times the same number minus ten
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be a
:
4a=6(a-10)-2
:
4a=6a-60-2
:
2a=62
:
highlight%28a=31%29