marjette2001owh9oo
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  • 03-05-2022
  • Mathematics
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eight times a number,decreased by 10 is equal to four times that same number, decreasing by 2. What is the number?

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sarahsuss
sarahsuss sarahsuss
  • 03-05-2022

Answer:

see below

Step-by-step explanation:

8x-10=4x-2

subtract four

4x-10=2

add ten

4x=12

divide by four

x=3

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techuram techuram
  • 03-05-2022

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s write this as an equation.

(8*x)-10=4x-2

Now let us solve this:

1. 8x-10=4x-2

2.4x=8

3. x=2

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