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14-03-2015
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Four times a number, subtracted from sixteen, is twice the number, find the number

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eternal3fear eternal3fear

20-03-2015

let "the number" be represented by the variable "x"

16 - 4x = 2x [would be our equation]
16 = 6x [added 4x to both sides]
x = 16/6 [divided 6 from both sides]
x = 8/3 [simplify]

therefore the number should be 8/3

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