Then a-6=4+3.
a-6+6=4+3+6
a= 13
So this number is 13.
If you use your thinking, it is: I subtract 6, and I subtract 6 more than 4.
More than 4, 3 is 7.
That is to say: I subtract 6, which is 7.
Then if I don't subtract 6, I'll add it back. If I subtract 6, it is equal to 7. If I don't subtract 6, it's 13 (add 6 back).