SOLUTION: Four times the sum of a number and six is the same as the difference of ten and three times the number. Find the number
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Question 993425: Four times the sum of a number and six is the same as the difference of ten and three times the number. Find the number Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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x=the number
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4(x+6)=10-3x
4x+24=10-3x
7x=-14
x=-2
ANSWER: The number is -2.
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CHECK:
4(x+6)=10-3x
4(-2+6)=10-3(-2)
-8+24=10+6
16=16
