SOLUTION: Hi! Please help me solve this word problem. " The difference of four times a number and five is the same as three more than twice a number. Find the number." Thank you!

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Question 787193: Hi! Please help me solve this word problem. " The difference of four times a number and five is the same as three more than twice a number. Find the number."
Thank you!

Found 2 solutions by psbhowmick, solver91311:
Answer by psbhowmick(878) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x.

4x+-+5x+=+2x+%2B+3
x+=+-1

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


A little error in the other answer.

"The difference of four times a number and five", what the problem said, is , not which would be stated "The difference of 4 times a number and 5 times the same number"



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