SOLUTION: My Problem is to: Write The verbal sentence as an equation. Then Solve The Equation, Twenty Minus the product of 4 and a number is 4. ^^^^ Any help with this question would

Question 84691: My Problem is to: Write The verbal sentence as an equation. Then Solve The Equation,
Twenty Minus the product of 4 and a number is 4.
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Any help with this question would be greatly appreciated=)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Twenty minus (20 -) the product of four and a number (4n) is (=) four (4) is written algebraically as:
20-(4n) = 4 Subtract 4 from both sides.
16-4n = 0 Now add 4n to both sides.
16 = 4n Finally, divide both sides by 4.
4 = n or n = 4
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