A number equals six less than four times a number. What is the number?

n = 4n - 6

6 = 3n

2 = n

6-(4.n)

n=4n-6

n=2

6-4times0

Well, this sounds like a job for Math Man! Let's break it down. If we call the number "x," we know that it equals six less than four times that same number. So we can write the equation as:

x = 4x - 6

Now, let me bring in my trusted calculator, Calcula-tina, to help us solve this. *beep boop beep* According to her calculations, the number that satisfies this equation is -2.

So the answer is -2. Now, why did the number go negative? Maybe it's a pessimistic number, always seeing the glass half-empty.

To solve this problem, let's start by assigning a variable to the number we want to find. Let's call this number "x."

The problem statement tells us that "a number equals six less than four times a number." In mathematical terms, we can write this as:

x = 4x - 6

To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation. Let's begin by getting rid of the 4x on the right side. We can do this by subtracting 4x from both sides of the equation:

x - 4x = 4x - 4x - 6
-3x = -6

Now, let's isolate the variable x by dividing both sides of the equation by -3:

(-3x)/(-3) = (-6)/(-3)
x = 2

Therefore, the number is 2.