SOLUTION: A number subtracted from 28 is equal to four more than three times a number. Find the number.

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Question 561803: A number subtracted from 28 is equal to four more than three times a number. Find the number.
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=the number, then we are told that:
28-x=3x+4 subtract3x and also 28 from each side
-3x-x=4-28
-4x=-24
x=6
CK
28-6=3*6+4
22=22
Hope this helps---ptaylor