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The product of 16 and four less than a number is 208 find the number

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n-a\ number\\\\16\cdot(n-4)=208\ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 16\\n-4=13\ \ \ \ |add\ 4\ to\ both\ sides\\\boxed{n=17}
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