SOLUTION: If 18 is decreased by the sum of a number and 6, the result is 4 less than 3 times the number. Find the number

SOLUTION: If 18 is decreased by the sum of a number and 6, the result is 4 less than 3 times the number. Find the number

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Question 319329: If 18 is decreased by the sum of a number and 6, the result is 4 less than 3 times the number. Find the number
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
18 is decreased by the sum of a number and 6, the result is 4 less than 3 times the number. Find the number
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Equation:
18 - (x+6) = 3x-4
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18-x-6 = 3x-4
12 = 4x-4
4x = 16
x = 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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