document.write( "Question 258118: 4 times the sum of a number and 3 is 4 more than twice the number \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #189989 by drk(1908) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let x = the number.
\n" ); document.write( "from the sentence we get
\n" ); document.write( "(i) $\"4%28x%2B3%29+=+2x+%2B+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "distributing, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(ii) $\"4x+%2B+12+=+2x+%2B+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 2x, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(iii) $\"2x+%2B+12+=+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 12, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(iv) $\"2x+=+-8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "dividing, we get
\n" ); document.write( "(v) $\"x+=+-4\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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