SOLUTION: Four times a certain number is equal to the number subtracted from 40.find the number
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Question 1096511: Four times a certain number is equal to the number subtracted from 40.find the number
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Four times a certain number is equal to the number subtracted from 40.
find the number
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Just write an equation for what it says, solve for n
4n = 40 - n
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You should get 8
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