SOLUTION: If 8 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by 4​, the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 3 and 7 is added to the product. What is the​

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Question 1109956: If 8 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by 4​, the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 3 and 7 is added to the product. What is the​ number?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Give a variable and write the equation the way it is described.

%288%2B2n%29%284%29=3n%2B7

Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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(8 + 2x)(4) = 3x+7
32 + 8x = 3x + 7

…which can be solved for x=-5