Forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as the difference of four times a number and seven.Translate the sentence into a math equation first.

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48 - x = 4x -7 
is the equation
let the number be x.

48 - x = 4x - 7                 This is it translated to a math equation.

Let us just go ahead and solve it.

-x - 4x = -7 - 48

-5x = - 55

x = -55/-5

x = 11 
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