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Find a number that if you add 4, and multiply the answer by 3 and then subtract 4, will give you 65?

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Answer:

The number is 19

Explanation:

let the number=x

3(x+4)-4=65

3x+12-4=65

3x+8=65

3x=65-8

3x=57

x=57/3=19

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