Question

Four more than seven times a number is the same as twenty less than three times the number

Answer 1

To write this with numbers,
Four more (this means __+4)
Seven times a number (this means 7x)
Is the same as (this means =)
20 less than (this means __-20)
Three times the number (this means 3x)

Put together, this equation is:
7x + 4 = 3x - 20

Answer 2

Let's start by setting up our equations.

Let's call the number "x"

So,

The first part can be represented by

`4+7x`

And the second part can be represented by

`3x-20`

Then we just set them equal and solve

`4+7x=3x-20\\4+3x=-20\\3x=-24\\x=-8`

-8 Is the answer