SOLUTION: if the product of 4 and a number is diminished by12 then the result is twice the opposite of the number. let m represent the number. what is the number?

SOLUTION: if the product of 4 and a number is diminished by12 then the result is twice the opposite of the number. let m represent the number. what is the number?

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Question 235256: if the product of 4 and a number is diminished by12 then the result is twice the opposite of the number. let m represent the number. what is the number?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the number. The product of the number and 4:

. Diminished by 12:

.

The opposite of the number:

. Twice the opposite of the number:

.

"Is" means equals, so:

All you have to do now is solve for

John

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