Posted by jennifer on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:04pm.
3n - 4 = 17
Please re-read what you wrote and fix it. It can't be "less four". That doesn't make sense.
The term "less four" means "minus four."
In this sentence, it's used as a preposition.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/less
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