Question
$$16 = 4(q+1)$$
Answer
$$ q = 3 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 16 &= 4(q+1)&& \text{simplify right side} \\[1 em]16 &= 4q+4&& \text{ swap the left and right side of the equation } \\[1 em]4q+4 &= 16&& \text{ move 4 to the right } \\[1 em]4q &= 16-4&& \\[1 em]4q &= 12&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 4 $ } \\[1 em]q &= \frac{12}{4}&& \\[1 em]q &= 3&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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