Negative 6 times the sum of a number and 4 is 2? What is the number?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-05T02:58:30

#x= -4 1/3#

Let the number be #x#.

Given that : Negative 6 times the sum of a number and 4 is 2:

#-6xx(x+4) =2#

#=> -6x - 24 =2#

#=> -6x = 2+24#

#=> x= 26/-6= -13/ 3#

#=> x= -4 1/3#