Six less than the product of four and a number x.

Six less than the product of four and a number x.

The word "than" reverses the positions of the word problem

So 4 and x comes first

4x

then 6 less : less means subtraction

4x - 6

answer: 4 meters

step-by-step explanation: to you understand 2/3 better you can do 1 divided by 3 = . then multiply that by the 2 which is .66666666666666667 then you would do 6 x .66666666666666667 which is 4.      

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