SOLUTION: eight times the difference of a number and 2, divided by 2 is equal to four. find the number.

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Question 467659: eight times the difference of a number and 2, divided by 2 is equal to four. find the number.

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Let represent the number. The difference between the number an 2 could either be or . The wording of your problem is ambiguous. So, you either have:



or



Solve both equations for . Both answers are correct for the question as posed.

John

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