paigejohannsmeier paigejohannsmeier
  • 08-05-2022
  • Mathematics
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if you subtract fourteen from twice a number, the result is six. what is the number?

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AlvaresAngel83738 AlvaresAngel83738
  • 08-05-2022
i believe that the answer is going to be 34
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carosm12 carosm12
  • 08-05-2022

Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be [tex]x[/tex]. We set up an equation to get

[tex]2x-14=6[/tex].

Adding 14 to both sides gives

[tex]2x=20[/tex],

and dividing both sides by 2 we have

[tex]x=10.[/tex]

Hence, the number is [tex]\boxed{10}[/tex].

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