SOLUTION: Negative 4 times the difference of a number and 7 is 12

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Question 996304: Negative 4 times the difference of a number and 7 is 12
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number that we are trying to find. Set up an equation.
-4*(x-7)=12
Now solve for x.
-4x+28=12
-4x=-16
x=4
ANSWER: The number is 4.