What is the answer four less than four times a number is the same as eight times the number?

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Matthew G.
May 18, 2018

The number is #-1#

Explanation:

I believe your question can be represented using a basic one variable equation using #x# as the number we are trying to find

#4x-4=8x#

We can then subtract 4x from both sides leaving the equation

#-4=4x#

Then by dividing both sides by #-4# we get:

#x=-1#

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