Write an expression for the following statement:
$4$ times a number decreased by $12$ .

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Solution

Let us consider the number is $x$ .
$4$ times a number can be written as:
$= 4 x$
Hence,
$4$ times a number decreased by $12$ can be written as: $= 4 x - 12$

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