Answer
[tex]\begin{gathered} D. \\ 5x+4=4x+7 \\ \text{The number is 3} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Explanation
The variable given is x
Five times the variable is 5x
When 4 is added, the expression becomes 5x + 4, which gives the Left Hand Side of the equation.
For the Right Hand Side, four times the number is 4x
7 more than 4x is 4x + 7
Since the result on the Left Hand Side = Right Hand Side, then the required equation is
[tex]5x+4=4x+7[/tex]
Now, to find the number x, we shall solve the above equation as follows
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5x+4=4x+7 \\ \text{Substract 4 from both sides} \\ 5x+4-4=4x+7-4 \\ 5x=4x+3 \\ \text{Substract 4x from both sides} \\ 5x-4x=4x+3-4x \\ x=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]