Four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12. What is the number?(1 point)

Question

Responses

10
10

-4
-4

16
16

20
20

Answer 1

To solve this problem, let's write the equation:

4(n - 7) = 12

Now, let's solve for n:

4n - 28 = 12
4n = 12 + 28
4n = 40
n = 40/4
n = 10

Therefore, the number is 10.