It either means:
16x+12
or
16(x+12)
the two are certainly not interchangeable. I listed both because of the ambiguity of your question.
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Four more than three times a number
The greater of two numbers is 7 more than the lesser Three times the greater number is 5 more than 4 times the lesser number Find the numbers?
Five (5) more than (+) three times a number (3x) is (=) five times the number (5x) less (-) three (3) 5 + 3x = 5x - 3 x = 4
Six more than the number means "the number" + 6.
A single number cannot have a mean - other than itself. To calculate a mean, you need more than a single number.