SOLUTION: three is added to a number, and then the sum is multiplied by 4. the result is 16. find the number?

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Question 1047040: three is added to a number, and then the sum is multiplied by 4. the result is 16. find the number?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the number x. Then we can write
(3 + x)(4) = 16
Now divide by four and then subtract three...we get
3 + x = 4
x = 1