SOLUTION: how do you solve three less than a four times a number is 29?

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Question 677775: how do you solve three less than a four times a number is 29?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you solve three less than a four times a number is 29?
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I would use a symbol for "a number," probably n.
Then, 4 times that is 4n
3 less is 4n - 3
etc