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12 less than 4 times a number is equal to 64

User Haru Atari
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Answer: x = 19

Explanation:

Let's start with what we have, we'll let x = the number:

4x - 12 = 64

Then we add 12 to both sides:

4x = 76

Divide by 4 from both sides:

x = 19

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