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Six times a certain number is 16 more than twice the number

User Tienou
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6n=2n+16

6n-2n=16

4n=16

n=16/4

n=4
User Mahdi Azadbar
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6x=2x+16 \ \ |\hbox{subtract 2x from both sides} \\ 4x=16 \ \ |\hbox{divide both sides by 4} \\ x=4

The number is 4.
User Cuong Nguyen
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