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Four times a number is the same as the difference of three times a number and four find the number round your answer to the nearest integer if necessary

User TunaFFish
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Answer:

-4

Explanation:

Name said number x.

Restate the problem as a mathematical equation:


4x = 3x - 4


x = - 4

User Keitaro Urashima
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Answer:

4

Explanation:

Its four because:

4 x 3 = 12

12 + 4 = 16

4 x 4 = 16

Four times times three plus four is like saying four times four.

User Lukik
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