SOLUTION: Four times the sum of a number and six is the same as the difference of ten and three times the number. Find the number.

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Let x be the number.

The sum of the number and six: x + 6

Four times the sum of the number and six: 4(x + 6)

is the same as: =

the difference of ten and three times the number: 10 - 3x

Put it all together:



Solve for x and you have your answer.

John