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The product of 6 and 9 times a number is the same as the difference of ten times the number and 2. What is the number?
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6 * 9x = 10x - 2

54x = 10x -2

44x = -2

x = -2/44

x = -1/22

Since the wording doesn't say which of 10 times the number and 2 is bigger, it could mean:

6 * 9x = 2 - 10x

54x = 2 - 10x

64x = 2

x = 2/64

x = 1/32

Both x = -1/22 and x = 1/32 would be correct.
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