Define a variable and write a equation to find each number. Then solve.

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

2x +y = 36

X- y = 9

x = 4x-6

...

45 -4

To solve this problem, let's define a variable to represent the unknown number. Let's call it "x."

The equation can be written as:

x = 4x - 6

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Here's how we can do that:

x - 4x = -6 (subtract 4x from both sides)
-3x = -6 (combine like terms)
x = (-6) / (-3) (divide both sides by -3)

Simplifying further, we have:

x = 2

Therefore, the number is 2.