Two times a number plus 6 equals 20

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Liam Walls

Mathematics

22 April, 07:31

Two times a number plus 6 equals 20

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Kendall Hatfield · Answer 1

Kendall Hatfield 22 April, 07:33

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The answer is seven, 7+7=14+6+20

Marquise Little · Answer 2

First subtract 6 from 20, then you can deduce what the other number is. Seven times two is 14, so we know the missing number is 7.

You could also write it as the algebraic expression 2x + 6 = 20

2x+6=20

-6 - 6

2x=14

14/2=7

x = 7