Question

If 16 is subtracted from twice a number then it gives 4 more than 1.5 times of the original number. What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

2x-16=4+1.5×

2x-1.5x=4+16

0.5x=20

x=20/0.5=0.4

Answer 2

$Let \: a \: number \: be \: \pink {x} .$

$Twice \: the \: number = 2x$

$1.5 \: times \: of \: the \: number = 1.5x$

/* According to the problem given */

$2x - 16 = 1.5x + 4$

$\implies 2x - 1.5x = 4 + 16$

$\implies 0.5x = 20$

$\implies \frac{5x}{10} = 20$

$\implies x = 20 \times \frac{10}{5}$

$\implies x = 40$

Therefore.,

$\red { Value \: of \: x } \green { = 40 }$

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