SOLUTION: 13. Write the verbal sentence as an equation. Then solve the equation
Twenty minus the product of 4 and a number is 4
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Question 96472: 13. Write the verbal sentence as an equation. Then solve the equation
Twenty minus the product of 4 and a number is 4
Can someone help with this equation? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Twenty minus the product of 4 and a number is 4
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20-(4x) = 4
Subtract 20 from both sides to get:
-4x=-16
Divide both sides by -4 to get:
x=4
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