SOLUTION: if the product of a number and -4 is subtracted from the number, the result is 9 more than the number find the number

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Question 974524: if the product of a number and -4 is subtracted from the number, the result is 9 more than the number find the number
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+x+-+x%2A%28-4%29+=+x+%2B+9+
+x%2A%28+1+-%28-4%29+%29+=+x+%2B+9+
+5x+=+x+%2B+9+
+4x+=+9+
+x+=+9%2F4+
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check:
+9%2F4+-+%289%2F4%29%2A%28-4%29+=+9%2F4+%2B+9+
+9%2F4+%2B+9+=+9%2F4+%2B+9+
OK