The product of 16 and 4 less than a number is 208. Find the number.

Let’s simplify this equation.

It says here that the product of 16 and 4 less than a number is 208.

First, let’s make a creation:

16 (x - 4) = 208

Next, let’s use distributive property of multiplication. Let’s multiply 16 by n and 4

=> 16x - 64 = 208

Next step, Let’s add 64 to 208

=> 16x = 272

Then divide 16 and 272 by 16

=> 16x/16 and 272/16

Therefore x is equals to:

=> x = 17

Equation will look like this

16 x (17-4) = 208