SOLUTION: FIND ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS When Twice The Sum of 5 And An Unknown Number Is Subtracted From 8 Times The Unknown Number, The Result Is Equal To 4 Times The Sum Of 8 And Twice T

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Question 838767: FIND ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
When Twice The Sum of 5 And An Unknown Number Is Subtracted From 8 Times The Unknown Number, The Result Is Equal To 4 Times The Sum Of 8 And Twice The Unknown Number. Find The Number.
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Hi,

When Twice The Sum of 5 And An Unknown Numberhighlight_green%28x%29 Is Subtracted From 8 Times The Unknown Numberhighlight_green%28x%29

The Result Is Equal To 4 Times The Sum Of 8 And Twice The Unknown Numberhighlight_green%28x%29. 

Find The Number. 

Question states***

 8x - 2(x+5)= 4(8 + 2x)   |Solve for x

  6x - 10 = 32 + 8x

      -42 = 2x

       x = -21, the number

CHECKING our answer***

 168+-+2%2A-16+=+4%2A%28-34%29

     -136 = -136

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