Set up equation and solve them
One-fifth of a number minus $4$ gives $3$

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Solution

Step 1 : To form and Equation
Let the number is $x$
According to the condition,
$\frac{x}{5} - 4 = 3$
Step 2 : To solve the Equation
Given :- $\frac{x}{5} - 4 = 3$
⇒ $\frac{x}{5} - 4 + 4 = 3 + 4$ (Adding $4$ on both sides)
$\frac{x}{5} = 7$
$5 \times \frac{x}{5} = 7 \times 5$
$x = 35$
Therefore, the value of $x$ is $35$

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Set up equations and solve them to find the unknown numbers in the following cases:

(a) Add 4 to eight times a number; you get 60.

(b) One-fifth of a number minus 4 gives 3.

(d) When I subtracted 11 from twice a number, the result was 15.

(e) Munna subtracts thrice the number of notebooks he has from 50, he finds the result to be 8.

(f) Ibenhal thinks of a number. If she adds 19 to it and divides the sum by 5, she will get 8.

(g) Anwar thinks of a number. If he takes away 7 from of the number, the result is 23.

Question 4(iv)
Write the equation for the following statement:
One-fourth of a number x minus 4 gives 4.

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