document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262647>Question 262647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If twice a number is subtracted from 8, the difference is 12. What is the number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My attempt was:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8=12 but then I realized I wasn't subtracting from 8 I was subtracting 8 from 2x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, you were close. So we set it up like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-2x=12 Now subtract 8 from both sides to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=4 Divide both sides by -2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So let's see if this works.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-2(-2)=12 I'll let you figure it out from here. <BR>\n" );
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