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What is the number 4 is subtracted from the sum of 4 and 7 multiplied by one fourth of 20 ​

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Answer:

x=96

PREMISES

1/4x-4=20

CALCULATIONS

1/4x-4=20

4[(1/4)x-4=20] (Sometimes eliminate FRACTION(s) to simplify OPERATIONS)

x-16=80

x-(16–16)=80+16

x-0=96

x=

96

PROOF

If x=96, then the INVERSE of the expression 1/4x-4=20 returns

x=(20+4)4

96=24×4 and

96=96 ESTABLISHES the root (zero) x=96 of the expression 1/4x-4=20 in the premises



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