document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370764>Question 370764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is a word problem didn't know if i set it up right and solved it right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three is added to a number and then the sum is multiplied by four, the result is 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got (n+3)4=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=3.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this correct because it doesn't work out when you replace it with n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #264273 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=264273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your equation is correct:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n+3)4=16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for n, we start by dividing both sides by 4:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(n+3)4]/4 = 16/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(n+3) = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+3 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracting 3 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 1<BR>\n" );
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