SOLUTION: If 3 is subtrcted from four times a number, the result is 10 less than five times the number. Find the number.

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Question 1717: If 3 is subtrcted from four times a number, the result is 10 less than five times the number. Find the number.
Answer by smartdude17(30) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a word problem and you have to translate it like this:
3-4n=10-5n T
n=7 I,S
3-4(7)=10-5(7) Sub
-25=-25