SOLUTION: 9) Four times the difference of a number and one is equal to six times the sum of the number and three. Find the number.

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Question 101515: 9) Four times the difference of a number and one is equal to six times the sum of the number and three. Find the number.
Answer by edjones(7311) About Me  (Show Source):
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x= the number
4(x-1)=6(x+3)
4x-4=6x+18
-22=2x
x=-11
Check:
4(-11-1)=6(-11+3)...-48=-48
Ed