SOLUTION: Translation and determine the number . The sum of 4 times a number and 3 is 27.

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Question 1005711: Translation and determine the number . The sum of 4 times a number and 3 is 27.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number x.
Then we have
4x + 3 = 27
Now subtract three and then divide by four and get
4x = 24
x = 6