SOLUTION: seven times a number decreased by two is four more than the number

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Question 679974: seven times a number decreased by two is four more than the number
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=the number
7x=7 times the number
decrease it by 2 and we have 7x-2
sooooo
7x-2=x+4 subtract x from each side and also add 2 to each side
7x-2+2-x=x-x+4+2 collect like terms
6x=6
x=1---the number
CK
7*1-2=1+4
5=5
Hope this helps---ptaylor