SOLUTION: 4 times the sum of a number and 3 is 4 more than twice the number

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Question 258118: 4 times the sum of a number and 3 is 4 more than twice the number
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number.
from the sentence we get
(i) 4%28x%2B3%29+=+2x+%2B+4
distributing, we get
(ii) 4x+%2B+12+=+2x+%2B+4
subtracting 2x, we get
(iii) 2x+%2B+12+=+4
subtracting 12, we get
(iv) 2x+=+-8
dividing, we get
(v) x+=+-4