document.write( "Question 1162189: 8 times the difference between a number and 6 is equal to 4 times the number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "let a number be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the difference between a number and \"6\": \"x-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8\" times the difference between a number and \"6\": \"8%28x-6%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " is equal to \"4+\"times the number:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%28x-6%29=4x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-6%29=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-12=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-x=12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12\"->is the number\r
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