SOLUTION: Eighteen less than a product of nine and the difference of a number and three is four times the number. What is the number?

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Question 943468: Eighteen less than a product of nine and the difference of a number and three is four times the number. What is the number?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number.
9%2A%28x-3%29-18=4x
9x-27-18=4x
9x-45=4x
-45=-5x
45=5x
9=x
x=9
The number is 9.