SOLUTION: The product of a number and 3 less than a number is 4. What is the number?

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Question 769657: The product of a number and 3 less than a number is 4. What is the number?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of a number and 3 less than a number is 4
A number = x
Other number = x - 3
x(x - 3) = 4
x^2 - 3x = 4
x^2 - 3x - 4 = 0
(x + 1)(x - 4) = 0
x + 1 = 0
x = -1 (no answer x < 0)
x - 4 = 0
x = 4
Number = 4
Other number = 1
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