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IF the sum of four times a number and four less than three times a number is seventeen what is the number

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Answer: 3

Step-by-step explanation: This equation can be written as 4x+3x-4=17

We can now solve.

Moving the 4 to the other side (adding) and we get 21.

Now we have 4x+3x. Adding like terms, we get 7x = 21. Now we divide by 7.

X = 3.

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