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the sum of a certain number and 16 is equal to five times the number. What is the number?
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Question 1146606: Please help me solve this word problem:
the sum of a certain number and 16 is equal to five times the number. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, MathLover1:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n+16=5n
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let's the certain number be
the sum of a certain number and :
equal to five times the number:
if the sum of a certain number and is equal to five times the number, we know that
.....solve or
so, the number is
check:
-> this confirms our solution
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