SOLUTION: If four times the sum of a number and three is six less than twice the number what is the number (4n+3)=2n+6

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Question 878170: If four times the sum of a number and three is six less than twice the number what is the number
(4n+3)=2n+6
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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4(x+3) = 2x+6
4x + 12 = 2x + 6
2x + 12 = 6
2x = -6
x = -3
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Four times the sum of (-3 and 3) = twice the number (-3*2) plus 6
4 * 0 = -6 + 6
0 = 0