SOLUTION: Four times the sum of twice a number, x, and two is eight. The difference between a number, x, and seventeen is three.

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Question 988840: Four times the sum of twice a number, x, and two is eight.
The difference between a number, x, and seventeen is three.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Four times the sum of twice a number, x, and two is eight.
4(2x+2) = 8
2x+2 = 2
2x = 0
x = 0
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The difference between a number, x, and seventeen is three.
x-17 = 3
x = 20
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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