SOLUTION: a number is two times the difference between 18 and the number. what is the number?

SOLUTION: a number is two times the difference between 18 and the number. what is the number?

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Question 880497: a number is two times the difference between 18 and the number. what is the number?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=2(x-18)

x=2x -36
36=x

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