SOLUTION: Seven more than four times a number is three more than two times the number.find the number

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Question 992719: Seven more than four times a number is three more than two times the number.find the number
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Call the number 'x'
Seven more than four times a number
is three more than two times the number.
7 + 4x = 3 + 2x
Collect like terms:
4x - 2x = 3 - 7
2x = -4
x = -2
the number is -2
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