Question

4 subtracted from x is equal to x divided by 3. What is x?

Answer 1

x - 4 = x/3
multiply both sides by 3
3x - 12 = x
add -x to both sides
2x - 12 = 0
add 12 to both sides
2x = 12
divide both sides by 2
x = 6

Answer 2

12-3x=x
4x=12
x=3

Answer 3

The equation looks like this, correct? \[\Large x - 4 = \frac{ x }{ 3 }\]

Answer 4

yes it does!(:

Answer 5

Then x = 6 is the correct answer.
Put x = 6 on the left and you get 6 - 4 = 2
Put x = 6 on the right and you get 6/3 = 2
LHS = RHS and therefore x = 6 is the correct answer.

Answer 6

okay thank you !(:

Answer 7

you are welcome.