Four times a number is three times the difference of that number and one

Answer: the number is - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Four times a number is three times the difference of that number and one

Let the number be x. Four times the number means 4*x = 4x

three times the difference of that number and one. This means

Difference of the number and one is (x-1). Three times the difference of the number and one would be 3 (x-)

Four times a number = three times the difference of that number and one. Therefore,

4x = 3 (x-1)

Opening the bracket

4x = 3x - 3

4x-3x = - 3

x = -3

Check

4*-3 = 3 (-3-1)

-12 = - 3*4

-12 = - 12

So the number is - 3