document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298810>Question 298810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four times a number is 4 more than the opposite of another. The difference of twice the number and the other number is 8. Find the smaller of the two numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #214890 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=214890\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x=-y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x=-y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-2y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y+4-2y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y+4=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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