Question

"If you subtract 16 from my number and multiply the difference by -5 ​, the result is 20 ​." What is ​'s ​number?

Answer 1

Let the original number be x.

Thus,

`\\ - 5(x - 16) = 20 \\ \\ - 5x + 80 = 20 \\ \\ 5x = 60 \\ \\ x = 12`

So, The original number is 12.