Question

Four less than a number is seventeen Define the variablewrite the equation solveanswer check

Answer 1

We define x as the number that we are looking for

now, we will write the equation following the conditions that they give us

`4-x=17`

Now we pass -x to the right with opposite sign, and 17 to the left with opposite sign

`4-17=x`

The we solve the substraction and we have

`x=-13`

Finally, we can check if our answer actually fulfill the conditions given below

`4-(-13)=\text{ 17}`