Question

4 plus 4 times a number is 6 times the number. what is the number?

Answer 1

Write this out as an equation, let the unknown number be X:

4 + 4x = 6x

Subtract 4x from both sides:

4 = 2x

Divide both sides by 2:

2 = x

Rewrite:

X = 2

The number is 2