document.write( "Question 1158699: When two is subtracted from six times a number, the result is the same as when two is added to five times the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let number be x
\n" ); document.write( "six times a number = 6x
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x-2 = 5x+2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=4\r
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