Question

The product of 16 and 4 less than a number is 208. Find the number.

Answer 1

This is a word problem signifying an algebraic expression.

Translating this to mathematics:


`16x - 4 = 208`

add 4 to both sides.


`16x = 212`

divide 16 to both sides.


`x = (212)/(16)`

this is:


`x = 13.25`