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How is the sentence “12 less than x is four” written as an equation? 12 – 4 – x = 0 x = 12 – 4 x – 4 = 12 x - 12 = 4

How is the sentence “12 less than x is four” written as an equation? 12 – 4 – x = 0 x = 12 – 4 x – 4 = 12 x - 12 = 4
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how is the sentence “12 less than x is four” written as an equation? 12 – 4 – x = 0 x = 12 – 4 x – 4 = 12 x - 12 = 4

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this is saying that four is the result of a number "x" minus 12....therefore the equation is x-12=4
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