SOLUTION: Four more than two times a number is six. What is the number?

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Question 527980: Four more than two times a number is six. What is the number?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Four more than two times a number is six." translates to 2x%2B4=6


2x%2B4=6 Start with the given equation.


2x=6-4 Subtract 4 from both sides.


2x=2 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%282%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x.


x=1 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=1

This means that the unknown number is 1


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