SOLUTION: When four times a number is added to 8, the result is 60. What is the number?

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Question 559969: When four times a number is added to 8, the result is 60. What is the number?
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When four times a number (4x) is added to 8 (...+8), the result is(=) 60.
4x+8=60
subtract 8 from both sides
4x=52
divide by 4
x=13