SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE MATH VERSION OF "five more than the opposite of 3 times the square of a number increased by 4 times the number"?

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Question 870243: WHAT IS THE MATH VERSION OF "five more than the opposite of 3 times the square of a number increased by 4 times the number"?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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That is unfortunately badly and imprecisely stated. The description as given is therefore probably wrong.

Here is one attempt to symbolize that worded description:
The unknown number may be called, n.
n+4;
(n+4)^2;
3(n+4)^2;
-3(n+4)^2;
5-3(n+4)^2.

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