SOLUTION: 80 decreased by 6 times a number is = to 4 times the same number what is that number?

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Question 433226: 80 decreased by 6 times a number is = to 4 times the same number what is that number?
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"80 decreased by 6 times a number is = to 4 times the same number what is that number?"

x = the number

80 - 6x = 4x {eighty decreased by six times a number is equal to four times the number}
80 = 10x {added 6x to both sides}
x = 8 {divided both sides by 10}

the number is 8
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