8 more than the product of x and 2 equals 4

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    8 more than the product of x and 2 equals 4

    The product of x and 2:
    2x

    8 more than this, means we add 8:
    2x + 8

    Set this equal to 4:
    2x + 8 = 4 <-- Algebraic expression

    to solve for x, type this into the search engine and we get x = -2.
     

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