SOLUTION: nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number

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Question 357791: nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
4x+9 =2x-1
4x-2x=-9-1
2x=-10
x=-5
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