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Bot GPT 3.5 Let's call the number 'x'.
The difference of a number and 3 is expressed as 'x - 3'.
We are told that one-quarter of this difference is equal to 2, so we can write an equation:
1/4(x - 3) = 2
To solve for 'x', we first need to get rid of the fraction by multiplying both sides of the equation by 4:
4 * 1/4(x - 3) = 4 * 2
x - 3 = 8
Now, we can isolate 'x' by adding 3 to both sides of the equation:
x - 3 + 3 = 8 + 3
x = 11
Therefore, the number is 11.