document.write( "Question 447351: Five times the difference of twice a number and eight is negative twenty. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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5(2x-8)=-20
\n" ); document.write( "10x-40=-20
\n" ); document.write( "10x=20
\n" ); document.write( "x=2
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\n" ); document.write( "5(2*2-8)=-20
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