SOLUTION: Hi! Please help me solve this word problem. " The difference of four times a number and five is the same as three more than twice a number. Find the number." Thank you!

Question 787193: Hi! Please help me solve this word problem. " The difference of four times a number and five is the same as three more than twice a number. Find the number."
Thank you!
Found 2 solutions by psbhowmick, solver91311:
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number be x.

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A little error in the other answer.

"The difference of four times a number and five", what the problem said, is , not which would be stated "The difference of 4 times a number and 5 times the same number"

Solve for

John

Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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