Question

Ken is thinking of a number. Nine more than the product of 4 & the number is 73. Find Ken's number.

Answer 1

x = 16

Explanation:

Let the unknown number be x.

Translating the word problem into an algebraic expression, we have;

4x + 9 = 73

4x = 73 - 9

4x = 64

x = 64/4

x = 16

Therefore, the unknown number is 16.