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Chapter 2: Q 2.29 (page 116)

The sum of four times a number and two is fourteen. Find the number.

Short Answer

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3 is the number.

Step by step solution

01

Assume the number

Let the number is'a'.

02

Equation for the statement given in the question,

4a+2=14

03

Solve the equation

4a+2-2=14-2

4a=12

04

Divide both the sides by 4,

4a4=124

a=3

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