SOLUTION: A number decreased by fifteen is four times the number

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Question 733154: A number decreased by fifteen is four times the number
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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n-15=4n
-15=3n
-5=n
check
-5-15=4*(-5)
-20=-20
ok