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"No fewer than two" is synonymous with "at least two."
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The answer is 8. The equation is 10x-2=78. Add 2 to both sides so that the equation is 10x=80. Then divide by 10 to get x by itself. You are left with x=8.
two less than three times a number is 28
2x-10
292
because it has more than two factors
Four fewer than two fewer than three times a number. You need to be very careful about phrases like three times a number reduced by two for 3*x-2 because the phrase could also refer to three times (a number reduced by two) ie 3*(x-2).
Well, isn't that a happy little question! "Fewer than 2" simply means you have less than 2 of something. It could be 1, 0.5, or even a fraction like 1/2. Just imagine a small group of happy little numbers, and you're right there with fewer than 2.
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