SOLUTION: Use deductive reasoning to determine a general formula for the following: Pick a number, multiply the number by 8, add 16, divide the sum by 4, and subtract 5 from the quotient

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Question 304713: Use deductive reasoning to determine a general formula for the following:

Pick a number, multiply the number by 8, add 16, divide the sum by 4, and subtract 5 from the quotient.
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the number.

Multiply the number by 8 gets you 8*x.

Add 16 gets you 8*x + 16

Divide the sum by 4 gets you ((8*x+16)/4).

Subtract 5 from the quotient gets you ((8*x+16)/4) - 5.

That's your equation.

Looks like this:

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