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The difference between three times a number and four is seventeen



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3x - 4 = 17 (3x is because 3 is multiplying by whatever is x) the subtracting is because in the word problem it says “difference” 4 equal to 17 most likely means it will be the second number in the equation and 17 is after the equal sign!
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