SOLUTION: Find a number such that the sum of 16 and that number is 5 times that number.

SOLUTION: Find a number such that the sum of 16 and that number is 5 times that number.

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Question 999341: Find a number such that the sum of 16 and that number is 5 times that number.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let the number be X:
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The sum of the number and 16:
X+16
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Five times that number:
5 x X=5X
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X+16=5X . Subtract X from each side.
16=4X . Divide each side by 4.
4=X
ANSWER: The number is 4.
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CHECK:
X+16=5X
4+16=5(4)
20=20
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