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Question

Twenty-three more than four times a number is sixteen less than the sum of the number and 6

Answer 1

First, we can translate 'is' as =. Let's call this number x.

"four times a number" translates as 4x, so "Twenty-three more than four times a number" means 23 + 4x.

"sixteen less than the sum of the number and 6" means x + 6 - 16.

So in total we have: 23 + 4x = x + 6 - 16