ExplanatIon
Step 1
let x represents the number
hence,
four times a number =4*x=4x
the difference of four times a number and seven=4x-7
is can be written as equal or "="",so
the difference of four times a number and seven is 13
[tex]4x-7=13[/tex]Step 2
solve for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} 4x-7=13 \\ \text{add 7 in both sides} \\ 4x-7+7=13+7 \\ 4x=20 \\ \text{divide both sides by 4} \\ \frac{4x}{4}=\frac{20}{4} \\ x=5 \end{gathered}[/tex]so, the number is 5.
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