Four times a number is 6 more than the number. What is the number?

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Tom
Sep 9, 2016

Your teacher want you to change this sentence into equation

"Four times a number is 6 more than the number. What is the number?"

"4 time _ is 6 more than _ what is the number ?"

4 time _ = 6 more than _

4 * _ = 6 + _

#4x = 6 + x# so #x = ?#

now solve

#3x = 6#

#x = 6/3#

#x = 2#

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