SOLUTION: if 4 is added to a number and the sum is doubled, then the result is 18 less than the number. Find the number.

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Question 321313: if 4 is added to a number and the sum is doubled, then the result is 18 less than the number. Find the number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 4 is added to a number and the sum is doubled, then the result is 18 less than the number. Find the number.
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Let the number be "x":
Equation:
2(4+x) = x-18
8+2x = x+18
x = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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