Four times the sum of a number and three is equal to eight more than twice the number. What
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4 (x + 3) = 2x + 8 <----"four times the sum of a number and three is equal to eight more than twice the number." 2x + 12 = 8 <-------subtract 2x from both sides of the equation. Third, we want to check the answer by substituting the value of -2 for x in the original equation.
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