Patrick gets paid three dollars less than four times what Kevin gets paid. If the number of dollars which Kevin gets paid is represented through x, what does Patrick get paid?
While the key words less than appear in a sentence, it means in which you will subtract from the further part of the sentence, so it will appear at the end of the expression. "Four times a number" is equal to 4x within this problem. Three less than 4x is 4x - 3.