Question

Translate the following verbal statement into an algebraic equation and then solve.

Answer 1

Given:

The difference of four times a number and the number is 10.

Let x be the difference.

The given number is 10.

The four times of a number = four times of 10=40

The equation is

$4x-x=4\times10-10$$3x=30$

Hence the solution is

$x=10$