When you multiply a number by 4 and
then subtract 8, the result is the same as
if you first subtracted 4 from the same
number and then multiplied by 12. What
is the number?
Answers
A) A)5 B) B)13 C) C)19 D) D)31 E) E)10
Let x equal the number and then change the words into an equation and solve for x:   4x – 8 = 12(x – 4)   4x – 8 = 12x – 48   40 = 8x   5 = x   correct answer 5)5
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When you multiply a number by 4 and
then subtract 8, the result is the same as
if you first subtracted 4 from the same
number and then multiplied by 12. What
is the number?