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The product of a number and four is subtracted from three to give forty seven

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Answer:

the number is -11

Explanation:

let the number be written as x

so 3-4x=47

collect like terms

-4x=47-3

-4x=44

divide both sides by -4

-4x/-4=44/-4

x=-11

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