SOLUTION: nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number

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Question 108638: nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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4X+9=2X-1
4X-2X=-1-9
2X=-10
X=-10/2
X=-5 ANSWER.
PROOF
4*-5+9=2*-5-1
-20+9=-10-1
-11=-11