SOLUTION: Twice the difference between four times a number and five is six. Find the number.

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Question 1126454: Twice the difference between four times a number and five is six. Find the number.
Found 2 solutions by addingup, josgarithmetic:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x-5 = 6
4x = 11
x = 11/4 use your calculator

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Twice the difference between four times a number and five is six. Find the number.
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2%284n-5%29=6, or 2%285-4n%29=6.

Using the first one,
4n-5=3
4n=3%2B5
4n=8
n=2


If the second one,
5-4n=3
5-3=4n
2=4n
n=1%2F2