SOLUTION: If the quotient of a number and 6 is added to twice the number, the result is 8 less than the number. Find the number.
I set it up like x/6 +2x = x-8, but when I check it it does
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I set it up like x/6 +2x = x-8, but when I check it it does
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Question 84879: If the quotient of a number and 6 is added to twice the number, the result is 8 less than the number. Find the number.
I set it up like x/6 +2x = x-8, but when I check it it doesn't equal. Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your initial set-up is quite ok! Simplify by multiplying through by 6. Combine like-terms. Subtract 6x from both sides. Finally, divide both sides by 7.
Check: Substitute Simplify. It checks!
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