SOLUTION: If 4 is added to a number and the sum is tripled the results 16 more than the number. find the number

Question 467419: If 4 is added to a number and the sum is tripled the results 16 more than the number. find the number
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"If 4 is added to a number and the sum is tripled the results 16 more than the number" means that

Start with the given equation.

Distribute.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is

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