Two less than 2 times a number is the same as the number plus 64. What is the number?

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Kumar · Answer 1 · 2018-03-31T02:53:27+0000

Set it up as an equation. "A number" is x.

2x-2=x+64

Move all of the x terms to one side by subtracting x from both sides, then add 2 to both sides to isolate x.

X=66

The number is 66

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