SOLUTION: If a number is subtracted from 4 more than twice itself, the result is 11. Find the number.

Question 302701: If a number is subtracted from 4 more than twice itself, the result is 11. Find the number.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"If a number is subtracted from 4 more than twice itself, the result is 11" translates to

Solved by pluggable solver: Linear Equation Solver

Start with the given equation.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

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Answer:

So the solution is

So the unknown number is 7.
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