This can be written as 16 + x = 42. We know that x, or your "something" is exactly 16 less than 42. All you would have to do to solve it would be to subtract 16 from 42.
42-16=26 so your x value is 26.
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16 plus 10 plus 8 plus 6 plus 2 is equal to 42.
16 nickels equal 80 cents plus 42 cents equals 122 cents so the final answer is 7 dollars and 22 cents
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42 + 24 + 18 = 84