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The difference of four times a number and seven is 21

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Answer: 4n - 7 = 21, n = 7

Explanation:

A difference indicates subtraction of two terms. Four times a number indicates that a number of any value has to be multiplied by 4.

Hence, the equation that is represented by the question is


4x - 7 = 21

We can also solve this equation (i.e., find the value of x that makes this equation true).

Adding 7 to both sides, we get


4x - 7 + 7 = 21 + 7

Since the -7 and 7 add to 0, the equation becomes


4x = 28

To get x by itself, we can divide both sides by 4, making the equation


x=7

Hence, x must be 7 to make the equation true, or 7 is a solution to the equation.

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