Four more than the quotient of a number and 3 is 11. What is the number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-11T17:43:04

The number is 21

Quotient is the answer of a division

Breaking the question down into its component parts:

Four more than:#" "->?+4#

the quotient of:#" "->?/?+4#

a number:#" "->x/?+4#

and 3;#" "->x/3+4#

is:#" "->x/3+4=?#

11:#" "->x/3+4=11#
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Subtract 4 from both sides

#x/3=7#

Multiply both si9des by 3

#x=21#