express the following as an algebraic expression and solve for the unknown.
'four times a number increased by 4 is 44'

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$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Let} \mathrm{the} \mathrm{number} \mathrm{be} \mathrm{x}. \\ \mathrm{According} \mathrm{to} \mathrm{question}: \\ \mathbf{4}\mathbf{x}\mathbf{+}\mathbf{4}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{44} \\ \Rightarrow 4\mathrm{x}=44-4 \\ \Rightarrow 4\mathrm{x}=40 \\ \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=\frac{40}{4} \\ \mathbf{\Rightarrow }\mathbf{x}\mathbf{=}\mathbf{10}\mathbf{ }\left(\mathbf{Answer}\right) \end{gathered}$$
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