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

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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




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