The number of charter schools is 4 less than twice the number of alternative schools and there are 48 charter schools how many alternative schools are in the country

Let x = the number of alternative schools.

Therefore, 2x - 4 = 48.

2x - 4 + 4 = 48 + 4

2x = 52

x = 26

Therefore, there are 26 alternative schools (You could check this answer by substituting x=26 into the equation above.).