Can somebody help me? The question says Eighteen more than 4 times the quantity of a number increased by 1 is 14. Find the number.
This gives us 4(N+1)=-4
Next we have to undo the multiplication 4(N+1)
Divide both sides by 4
4*(N+1)/4=4/4
Resulting in N+1=-1
Get N by itself and we have to subtract 1 from each side
N+1-1=-1-1
N=2