Question

What is the answer four less than four times a number is the same as eight times the number?

Answer 1

The number is `-1`

Explanation:

I believe your question can be represented using a basic one variable equation using `x` as the number we are trying to find

`4x-4=8x`

We can then subtract 4x from both sides leaving the equation

`-4=4x`

Then by dividing both sides by `-4` we get:

`x=-1`