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26 May, 19:39

Construct a mathematical inequality or equation to express the following sentence:

"A number decreased by 2 is half the number increased by 6." Show all of your work.

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  1. 26 May, 19:53
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    X - 2 = (1/2) x + 6

    x = (1/2) x + 8

    (1/2) x = 8

    x = 16
  2. 26 May, 22:40
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    Let the number be x.

    x - 2 = (x/2) + 6

    Let us go ahead and solve the equation.

    x - x/2 = 6 + 2

    x/2 = 8

    x = 2*8

    x = 16

    So the number is 16.

    Hope this explains it.
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