SOLUTION: 1. one fourth of the sum of a number and two is the same as forty

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Question 206887: 1. one fourth of the sum of a number and two is the same as forty
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"one fourth of the sum of a number and two is the same as forty" ---> (1/4)(x+2)=40

(1/4)(x+2)=40


x+2=160

x=158 <---Answer