SOLUTION: fourteen is subtracted from six times a number and then twice the number is added. the result is 10. find the number.

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Question 775304: fourteen is subtracted from six times a number and then twice the number is added. the result is 10. find the number.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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6x-14+2x=10
8x=10+14
8x=24
x=24/8
x=3