Question

Twenty-one goats were shown in the county fair. This was seven less than four times the number of horses shown.What is an equation that could be used to solve the problem?A) 4x - 7 = 21B) 4x - 21 = 7C) 7X -4 = 21D) 4x = 21

Answer 1

A) 4x - 7 = 21

Step-by-step explanation

We have that 21 goats were shown in the county fair.

The number of goats is 7 less than 4 times the number of horses.

Let the number of horses be h.

Therefore, 7 less than 4 times the number of horses is:

4 * x - 7

= 4x - 7

We have this is equal to the number of goats. Therefore, the equation that can be used to solve the problem is:

4x - 7 = 21