Question

If 16 less than 4 times a number is 64 what is the number

Answer 1

Answer: Let the number be x

four times a number = 4x

16 less than four times a number = 4x - 16

4x - 16 = 64

 

Keeping constants on one side

4x = 64 +16

4x = 80

x = 80/4 = 20

The number is 20 .