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Four times a number is 21 more than the number. What is the number?

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Answer:

i want you to be my daddy

User Cristian Tr
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Let the number be x.

Four times a number is 21 more than the number
⇒ 4x = 21 + x

Solve x:
4x = 21 + x

Subtract x from both sides:
3x = 21

Divide both sides by 3:
x = 7

Answer: The number is 7.
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