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ranslate the following sentence to an equation. Then solve the equation. 50 subtracted from four times a number is 1 more than the number. Find the number.

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Answer:

17

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be n.  Then,

"50 subtracted from four times a number is 1 more than the number"

translates into the equation 4n - 50 = n + 1.

Solve this by subtracting n from both sides:  3n - 50 = 1,

continuing by adding 50 to both sides:  3n = 51.

Dividing both sides by 3 yields n = 17.

The number is 17.

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