Number word problem

Five times the sum of a number and 12 is 32 less than 4 times the number,  What is the number?

---

x = the number

5(x + 12) = 4x - 32   {five times sum of number and 12 is 32 less than 4 times number}
5x + 60 = 4x - 32   {used distributive property}
x = -92   {subtracted 4x and subtracted 60 from each side}

Ask Algebra House