SOLUTION: Sixteen more than four times a number is equal to the difference between eight and four times the number. Find the number.

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Question 1050422: Sixteen more than four times a number is equal to the difference between eight and four times the number. Find the number.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let a number be x
Sixteen more than four times a number: 4x%2B16
is equal to:=
the difference between eight and four times the number: 8-4x
so, we have 4x%2B16=8-4x...solve for x
4x%2B4x%2B16=8-4x%2B4x
8x%2B16=8
8x%2B16-16=8-16
8x=-8
x=-8%2F8
x=-1