SOLUTION: Four times a number is six more than the nnumber.

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Question 50062: Four times a number is six more than the nnumber.
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Four times a number is six more than the nnumber.
4n=n+6
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Check by solving for n
4n=n+6
4n-n+6
3n=6
n=2
4(2)=(2)+6 {Plug (x=2)back into the original equation]
8=8 [checks out]