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Question 554449: the quotient of twice a number and 8 added to 4 is 16.Find the number
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if we let x equal the number, then:
"the quotient of twice a number and 8" becomes:
2x/8
"the quotient of twice a number and 8 added to 4" becomes:
2x/8 + 4
"the quotient of twice a number and 8 added to 4 equals 16 becomes:
2x/8 + 4 = 16
solve that equation for your answer.
subtract 4 from both sides of the equation to get:
2x/8 = 12
multiply both sides of that equation by 8 to get:
2x = 96
divide both sides of that equation by 2 to get:
x = 48
that should be your answer.
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