Question

4 less than four times a number is equal to three times the same number plus 1

Answer 1

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number we are looking for

Mathematically the statement “4 less than four times a number”

means 4x - 4

Mathematically the statement “three times the same number plus 1” 

means 3x + 1

Statement 1 is equal to statement 2

means 4x - 4 = 3x + 1

We got an equation and we need to solve it :

4x - 4 = 3x + 1

⇔ 4x - 3x = 1 + 4

⇔ x = 5