SOLUTION: If 16 less than four times a number is 64, what is the number?

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Question 802240: If 16 less than four times a number is 64, what is the number?
Answer by vidhyak(98) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x
four times a number = 4x
16 less than four times a number = 4x - 16

4x - 16 = 64
Keeping constants on one side
4x = 64 +16
4x = 80
x = 80/4 = 20

The number is 20