SOLUTION: five times the difference of a number and 4 is the same as 4 increased by five times the number plus four times the number. Find the number

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Question 339813: five times the difference of a number and 4 is the same as 4 increased by five times the number plus four times the number. Find the number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number bex
5(x-4)= 5x+4x+4
5x-20=9x+4
9x-5x=-20-4
4x=-24
divide by 4
x= -6 the number