SOLUTION: product of six times a number and 8 is the same as four times the difference of that same number and one

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Question 337806: product of six times a number and 8 is the same as four times the difference of that same number and one
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x*8=4(x-1)
48x=4x-4
44x=-4
x=-0.0909
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6*-0.0909*8=4(-0.0909-1)
-4.363=-4.363