SOLUTION: four times the sum of a number plus three is equal to fourteen times the difference of the number and two

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Question 706945: four times the sum of a number plus three is equal to fourteen times the difference of the number and two
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let number be x
4 times the sum+of a number x plus 3: 4%28x%2B3%29

is equal to
14 times the difference of the number x and 2:14%28x-2%29
so, we have
4%28x%2B3%29=14%28x-2%29......now solve for x
4x%2B12=14x-28
28%2B12=14x-4x
40=10x
40%2F10=x
4=x