SOLUTION: If you subtract 6 from a certain number, the difference is greater than four times the original number. For what numbers is this true?

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Question 1064026: If you subtract 6 from a certain number, the difference is greater than four times the original number. For what numbers is this true?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, a certain number

x-%28x-6%29, subtracting six from a certain number, the difference...


x-%28x-6%29%3E4x,... is greater than four times the original number.

6%3E4x

6%2F4%3Ex

x%3C3%2F2