16 less than twice a number is equal to the number. What is the number?

16 less than twice a number is equal to the number can be written as

2x - 16 = x

Read it from left to right

'less than' mean subtraction

'twice than' means multiplication

'is' means equals

Now solve

2x - 16 = x

Subtract x from both sides

x - 16 = 0

x = 16

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Translate from words to equations:

Let "a number" = x.

"Twice a number" = 2x

"16 less than twice a number" = 2x-16.

"is equal to the number" means = x.

Thus, we have 2x-16 = x

Move the x to the left side: x-16=0

Move the 16 to the right side: x=16. This is your answer.

Check: Twice 16 = 2*16 = 32. 16 less than twice this number would be 32 minus 16 = 16. And 16 is The Number. Yay.

let the number be x

so twice the number is 2x

now according to the question

2x-16 = x

2x-x= 16

x= 16

so 16 is the required number :)

Set up an equation:

X = 2X - 16

Solve for X by moving the 2X to the other side of the equation:

-X = -16

X = 16.

Proof: 2(16) - 16 = 16.

16

twice 16 is 32

16 less than 32 is 16

2x - 16 = x

2x = x + 16

x = 16

If x is your mystery number then:

2x-16 = x

2x-2x-16=x-2x

-16=-1x

16=x

2X-16=X

add 16 to both sides

2X=X+16

now subtract x from both sides

X=16

let unknown no. be X

2X-16=X

X=16

1

or, err,

16!

Yea, that's it, 16.

16+16=32

32-16=16

Yea.