SOLUTION: The product of a number and 4 is the sue of the number and -14. Find the number X=

Question 1185573: The product of a number and 4 is the sue of the number and -14. Find the number
X=
Found 2 solutions by math_helper, Alan3354:
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

4x = x - 14
Subtract x from both sides:
3x = -14
Divide both sides by 3:

Check:
4*(-14/3) = -56/3
and
-14/3 - 14 = -14/3 - (42/3) = -56/3
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of a number and 4 is the sue --- sum? ---- of the number and -14. Find the number
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n*4 = n - 14
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