SOLUTION: If a number is first doubled then decreased by six and rhe result is eight what is the number

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Question 966286: If a number is first doubled then decreased by six and rhe result is eight what is the number
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number that we're trying to find. Set up an equation.
2x-6=8
2x=8+6
2x=14
x=14/2
x=7
The number is 7.