four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12

Answer 1

Let's call the number "x".

According to the problem, the difference of the number and 7 is x - 7.

Then, four times the difference is 4(x - 7), which is equal to 12.

So, we can write the equation as: 4(x - 7) = 12.

Simplifying the equation, we have: 4x - 28 = 12.

Adding 28 to both sides of the equation, we get: 4x = 40.

Finally, dividing both sides by 4, we find that the number is x = 10.