SOLUTION: if 2 is subtracted from four times a number, the result is 3 more than six times the number. find the number

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Question 369546: if 2 is subtracted from four times a number, the result is 3 more than six times the number. find the number
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Let x represent the number

Write as we Read

4x - 2 = 6x + 3

-5 = 2x

-5/2 = x

checking our answer

4*-5/2 - 2 = -12 = 6*-5/2 + 3