SOLUTION: if 8 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by 4 the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 4 and 8 is added to the product

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Question 693885: if 8 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by 4 the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 4 and 8 is added to the product
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if 8 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by 4 the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 4 and 8 is added to the product
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Let n = the number
then
4(2n+8) = 4n+8
8n+32 = 4n+8
4n+32 = 8
4n = 24
n = 6
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The number is 6