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Laura is thinking of a number such that the sum of the number and five times two more than the number is 26 more than four times the number. Determine the number Laura is thinking of.

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Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

Let  x  be the unknown number.

Then the equation is

x + 5*(x+2) = 4x + 26.

Solve it:

x + 5x + 10 = 4x + 26.

6x - 4x = 26 - 10,

2x = 16,

x = 16%2F2 = 8.

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