Problema Solution
Write an algebraic expression and solve the equation for: Eight less than four times a number is the same as eight times the sum of the number and two. What is the number?
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let no. be x
4x - 8 = 8(x+2)
4x -8 = 8x +16
-4x = 24
x = -6
no. is -6