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Karla writes this sentence:


Four times a number is equal to the number increased by 15.




Enter the equation that represents Karla's sentence into the box.


Use y for the variable.

Verified Answer :

bananaboy21

equation:
4y=y+15
4y-y=15
3y=15
y=5
the number is 5

The equation that represents Karla's sentence is (4y = y + 15) and this can be determined by forming the linear equation.

Given :

Four times a number is equal to the number increased by 15.

The following steps can be used to determine the unknown number:

Step 1 - Let the unknown number be y.

Step 2 - According to the given data, the number is four times a number is equal to the number increased by 15 that means:

4y = y + 15

Step 3 - Further simplify the above expression.

3y = 15

Step 4 - Divide both sides by 3 in the above equation.

y = 5

The value of the unknown number y is 5.

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