Answer :
let
the number =x
Therefore the word expression can be represented mathematically as
[tex]40=3x+4[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 40-4=3x+4-4 \\ 36=3x \\ x=\frac{36}{3} \\ x=12 \end{gathered}[/tex]
let
the number =x
Therefore the word expression can be represented mathematically as
[tex]40=3x+4[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} 40-4=3x+4-4 \\ 36=3x \\ x=\frac{36}{3} \\ x=12 \end{gathered}[/tex]