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