Four times a number, subtracted from nine, is twice the number. How do I solved this?

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asked Jun 19, 2019 226k views

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Trodrigues · Answer 1 · 2019-06-26T09:36:23+0000

Hey!

Into an equation:

9 - 4x = 2x

adding 4x on both sides

9 = 6x

dividing by 6 on both sides

9 / 6 = x

3 / 2 = x

x = 1.5

Hope helps!