Please help me find the answer the question is "I am thinking of a number. If you multiply my number by 4, add -4 to the product, and then take 1/3 of the sum, the result is -6. find my number."

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Please help me find the answer the question is

"I am thinking of a number. If you multiply my number by 4, add -4 to the product, and then take 1/3 of the sum, the result is -6. find my number."

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Answer:

-3.5

Explanation:

let x equal the number

we have

$(4x-4)/(3)= -6\\\\4x-4=-18\\4x=-14\\x= -3.5$

Ateik answered Apr 26, 2022

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