SOLUTION: The ratio of 16 more than a number to 12 less than that number is 1 to 3. What is the number?
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Question 296450: The ratio of 16 more than a number to 12 less than that number is 1 to 3. What is the number?
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Let x = a number
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The ratio of 16 more than a number to 12 less than that number is 1 to 3. What is the number?
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Cross multiply
3(x+16) = x - 12
3x + 48 = x - 12
3x - x = 12 - 48
2x = -36
x =
x = -18
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