SOLUTION: The product of four greater than an certain negative integer and sixteen less than four times the integers is equal to 36.Determine the integer ?

Question 174437: The product of four greater than an certain negative integer and sixteen less than four times the integers is equal to 36.Determine the integer ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The product of four greater than an certain negative integer and sixteen less than four times the integers is equal to 36.Determine the integer ?
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(x+4)(4x-16) = 36
(x+4)(x-4) = 9
x^2-16 = 9
x^2 = 25
x = 5 or x = -5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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