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- If you divide a number by four and then add six, you
get eighteen. What is the number?

User Rptx
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1 vote

Answer:

48

Explanation:

let's say x is our number

if we divide it by 4 we get


x\rightarrow(x)/(4)

if we add 6 we get


x\rightarrow(x)/(4) \rightarrow(x)/(4)+6

and that equals 18 so


(x)/(4)+6=18\\\\(x)/(4)+6-6=18-6\\\\(x)/(4)+0=12\\\\(x)/(4)=12\\\\4((x)/(4))=4(12)\\\\x=48

so our number is 48

User Arrix
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5 votes

Answer:

48

Explanation:

Create an equation to represent this, where x is the unknown number.


(x)/(4) + 6 = 18

Solve for x, by first subtracting 6 from both sides:


(x)/(4) = 12

Multiply each side by 4:

x = 48

So, the number is 48

User Sebastian Kramer
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