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Four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12. What is the number?(1 point)Responses
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Let's call the number x.
We know that four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12, so we can write the equation:
4(x - 7) = 12
Let's solve for x:
4x - 28 = 12
4x = 12 + 28
4x = 40
x = 40/4
x = 10
Therefore, the number is 10.
We know that four times the difference of a number and 7 is 12, so we can write the equation:
4(x - 7) = 12
Let's solve for x:
4x - 28 = 12
4x = 12 + 28
4x = 40
x = 40/4
x = 10
Therefore, the number is 10.