SOLUTION: 4 subtracted from 2 times a number equals 3 times that number

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Question 575634: 4 subtracted from 2 times a number equals 3 times that number
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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n=number
2 times a number is %282n%29
4 subtracted from %282n%29 is 2n-4
3 times that number is %283n%29
so 2n-4=3n
subtract 2n from both sides
-4=n