SOLUTION: When a number was multiplied by 4 and then product decreased by 17, the result was 1 less than three times the nunber. Find the number. (show your work)

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Question 42400: When a number was multiplied by 4 and then product decreased by 17, the result was 1 less than three times the nunber. Find the number. (show your work)
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