SOLUTION: Six times a number is 8 more than two times the number. what is the number?

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Question 758420: Six times a number is 8 more than two times the number.
what is the number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Six times a number = 6x
8 more than two times the number = 8 + 2x
6x = 8 + 2x
6x - 2x = 8
4x = 8
x = 2
Six times a number is 8 more than two times the number.
6 x 2 = 8 + 2 x 2
12 = 12
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