three times a number less four is 17

put in number form

3n - 4 = 17

Three divided by the product of four and a number r is less than thirty–six

To put the statement "three times a number less four is 17" into number form, we can represent the unknown number as "x".

According to the statement, three times the unknown number "x" should be equal to 17 increased by four.

In mathematical terms, it can be written as:

3x - 4 = 17

Therefore, the number in number form is represented by "x" and can be found by solving the equation 3x - 4 = 17.