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Question 14411: I am having trouble translating this word problem into an algebraic equation can you please help? thanks
Six more than twice a number is four times the difference between three and the number. What is the number?

Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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Six more than twice a number is four times the difference between three and the number. What is the number?
More than means add, is means =, times means multiply, difference means subtract.
So with that in mind lets try and solve the problem.
Let x be the number;
6+2x=4(x-3)
First distribute the 4;
6+2x=4x-12
Now get like terms together;subtract 6 from both sides and subtract 4x from both sides;
6+2x-6-4x=4x-12-4x-6
2x-4x=-12-6
add like terms;
-2x=-18
divide both sides by -2
-2x%2F-2=-18%2F-2
x=9
Hope you understand
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