SOLUTION: Directions: Define a variable and write an equation. Then solve. If twice a number is subtracted from 8, the difference is 12. What is the number?

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Question 262632: Directions:
Define a variable and write an equation. Then solve.
If twice a number is subtracted from 8, the difference is 12. What is the number?
Answer by shiela mae(5) About Me  (Show Source):
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use the equation
2x-8=12
2x=12+8
2x=20
2x/2=20/2
x=10
The number is 10