SOLUTION: when a number is divided by 4 and has 28 added to it the result is equal to twice number what is number?

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Question 1182880: when a number is divided by 4 and has 28 added to it the result is equal to twice number what is number?
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let a number be n
when a number is divided by 4 and has 28 added to it
n%2F4%2B28
the result is equal to twice number what is number
n%2F4%2B28=2n...........solve for n
28=2n-n%2F4
28=7n%2F4
28%2A4=7n
%2828%2A4%29%2F7=n
%28cross%2828%294%2A4%29%2Fcross%287%29=n
4%2A4=n
n=16