document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998988>Question 998988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 times the difference of a number and 3 is 4 less than four times the number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let number be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "difference between number and 3 = x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 times = 5(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 times the number = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 less\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(x-3) = 4x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-15=4x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-4x= -4+15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
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