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Forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as the difference of four times the number and seven find the number

Forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as the difference of four times the number and seven find the number
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forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as the difference of four times the number and seven find the number

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48-x=(4x)-7
+7 +7
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55-x=4x
+x +x
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55 = 5x
x = 55/5
x=11

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