Question

The sum of nine and four times a number is -35. What is the number? A) Translate the statement above into an equation that you can solve to answer this question. Do not solve it yet. Use x as your variable. The equation is B) Solve your equation in part [A] for x. Answer: x=

Answer 1

Equation:
`\displaystyle 9+4x=-35`

Missing number:
`\displaystyle x=-11`

Explanation:

Let x be the missing number. The equation is:

9 + 4x = -35

Subtract 9 from both sides:

4x = -44

Divide both sides by 4:

x = -11 (ans)