SOLUTION: Write the verbal sentence as an equation: Twenty minus the product of 4 and a number n is 4. And solve the equation.

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Question 204440: Write the verbal sentence as an equation:
Twenty minus the product of 4 and a
number n is 4. And solve the equation.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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20-4%2An+=+4 Subtract 20 from both sides.
-4%2An+=+-16 Divide both sides by -4.
highlight%28n+=+4%29