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Solve. For Exercises 1 through $4,$ write each of the following as equations. The sum of 4 times a number and -2 is equal to the sum of 5 times the number and $-2 .$ Find the number.
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According to the problem, the sum of 4 times this number and -2 is equal to the sum of 5 times the number and -2. We can write this as an equation: \[4x - 2 = 5x - 2\] Show more…
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