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six times a certain number is 16 more than twice the number

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x - the number

[tex]6x=2x+16 \ \ |\hbox{subtract 2x from both sides} \\ 4x=16 \ \ |\hbox{divide both sides by 4} \\ x=4[/tex]

The number is 4.
6n=2n+16

6n-2n=16

4n=16

n=16/4

n=4