SOLUTION: Translate into an algebraic equation. 6 times a number is 14 more than that number

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Question 115173: Translate into an algebraic equation.

6 times a number is 14 more than that number

Found 3 solutions by checkley71, bucky, MathLover1:
Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source):
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6X=X+14
6X-X=14
5X=14
X=14/5 ANSWER.
PROOF
6*14/5=14/5+14
84/5=(14+5*14)/5
84/5=(14+70)/5
84/5=84/5

Answer by bucky(2189)   (Show Source):
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Call the unknown number X.
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6 times that number is 6*X
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14 more than that number is X + 14
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Set the two equal and you have:
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6*X = X + 14 <==== this may be the answer you are looking for.
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You can simplify this by subtracting X from both sides to get:
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5X = 14
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Solve for X by dividing both sides by 5 to get:
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X = 14/5 = 2.8
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Check. 6 times 2.8 is 16.8. Is this 14 more than X. In other words is 16.8 actually 14 more
than 2.8??? Yes it is because when you take 14 from 16.8 you get 2.8, which we found X to be.
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Hope this helps you to solve the problem.
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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
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Translate into an algebraic equation.

times a number is more than that number

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