SOLUTION: evaluate "three less than half of the number n equals sixteen"

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Question 194688: evaluate "three less than half of the number n equals sixteen"
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Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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n/2-3=16
n/2=16+3
n/2=19
n=19*2
n=38 ans.
Proof:
38/2-3=16
19-3=16
16=16

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The number:

Half of the number:

Three less than half of the number:

...equals sixteen:




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