According to the statement twice a number minus 2 is 8 the answer is 5.
Twice a number minus two giving us the answer as eight is number 5.
8 doubled is 16. 16 minus 4 is 12. The answer is 8.
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2(8 + 5) = 2(13) = 26
-18
-6
12-8 = 4 and 2*4 = 8
-6 - (-8) = 2
2 - (-9) - 8 = 3
The answer is -8
-3 - (-8) - (-2) = -3 + 8 +2 = +7
2 and 3/7 minus 8/14 = 13/7 or 1 and 6/7