Question

When four times a number is decreased by 2, the result is 26. What is the number?

Answer 1

Let's call the unknown number x.

According to the problem, four times the number x decreased by 2 is equal to 26.

4x - 2 = 26

Now, we solve for x:

Add 2 to both sides:

4x = 28

Divide by 4 on both sides:

x = 28 / 4

x = 7

So, the number is 7.