SOLUTION: 4 plus 2 times a number is 4 times the number. what is the number?

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Question 950708: 4 plus 2 times a number is 4 times the number. what is the number?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let us put the words into an equation. Let x = the number we are trying to find.
4%2B2x=4x
Let us now simplify. Subtract 2x from both sides.
4=2x
2x=4
Divide 2 from both sides.
x=2
The number is 2.