SOLUTION: 2/7 of a number minus four is ten. Find the numbner

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Question 76369: 2/7 of a number minus four is ten. Find the numbner
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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2X/7-4=10
2X/7=10+4
2X/7=14 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY WE GET:
2X=98
X=98/2
X=49 ANSWER.
PROOF
2*49/7-4=10
98/7-4=10
14-4=10
10=10