Set up an equation

Question

six times a number is 16 more than four times a number. What is the number?

Answer 1

six times a number is 16 more than four times a number. What is the number?

number= n

six times a number =6n

four times a number= 4n

6n = 4n+16

2n=16

n=8

Answer 2

So we need to translate words into an equation that you will solve. Whenever you see the phrase "a number", that indicates a variable. The word "is" generally implies equality (=). Times is a word used to imply multiplication. "more than" is a phrase used for addition.

So "six times a number is 16 more than four times a number"

6 x = 16 + 4x

Now, you just have to solve the equation.