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The sum of four times a number and 1 is equal to the difference of twice the number and 2. Find the number.
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The sum of four times a number and 1 is equal to the difference of twice the number and 2. Find the number.
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times means *
sum means +
equal means =
twice means 2*
difference means -
Let a number be n
Then your algebraic equation to solve is:

Hope that helped. Happy Calculating!!!
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