Question #f4080

1 Answer
Sep 26, 2017

x=66

Explanation:

You would set up your equation like this:

two times a number (x) minus two is equal to that same number (x) plus 64:

2x2=x+64

move your variables to one side of the equals sign and everything else to the other:

2x2(+2)(x)=x+64(+2)(x)

solve for x:

x=66