SOLUTION: Bailey is thinking of a number. Nine more than four times the number is the same as fifteen less than twice the number. What is the number?

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Question 339120: Bailey is thinking of a number. Nine more than four times the number is the same as fifteen less than twice the number. What is the number?
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Bailey is thinking of a number. Nine more than four times the number is the same as fifteen less than twice the number. What is the number?
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Let the number be "x".
Equation:
4x+9 = 2x-15
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2x = -24
x = -12
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Cheers,
Stan H.