You already know the number is -3. Four less than three times the sum of a number and four. So, four less than will be at the end of the formula. The beginning of the formula is 3 times. So it looks like this so far 3( )-4 Now let's look at "the sum of the number (-3) and 4. So this is how it looks now 3(-3+4)-4 Remember, do inside the parenthesis first, then multiply, and lastly your subtraction.
