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The sum of four times a number and negative three is twelve. What is the number?

2 1/4
3 3/4
-2 1/4
6

User Aryaman
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Answer:

answer is 3 and 3/4

User Ahmet Emrah
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4x-3=12
add 3
4x=15
divide 4
x=15/4
x=12/4+3/4
x=3+3/4
x=3 and 3/4

answer is 3 and 3/4
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