SOLUTION: 8) The sum of four times a number and three is the same as the difference of twice the number and eleven. Find the number.

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Question 101514: 8) The sum of four times a number and three is the same as the difference of twice the number and eleven. Find the
number.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
then
4%2Ax+%2B+3+=+2%2Ax+-+11
4%2Ax+-+2%2Ax+=+-11+-+3
+2%2Ax+=+-14 both sides divide by 2
x+=+-7
check:
4%2A%28-7%29+%2B+3+=+2%2A%28-7%29+-+11
+-28+%2B+3+=+-14+-11
-25+=+-25