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document.write( "Fifteen more than four times a number is 6 more than five times the number. Find the number. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #108282 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Fifteen more than four times a number is 6 more than five times the number. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = \"the number\" \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "4x = 5x+6 \n" ); document.write( "subtracting 5x from both sides yields: \n" ); document.write( "-x = 6 \n" ); document.write( "multiplying both sides by -1: \n" ); document.write( "x = -6 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Your number is -6 \n" ); document.write( " |