The product of a number and 4 less than the number is 32. Find the number.

8 or - 4

Step-by-step explanation:

32 = 1·32 = 2·16 = 4·8

Integer factors that differ by 4 are 4 and 8, the larger being 8. Of course, both numbers could be negative, in which case the larger would be - 4.

The number is 8 or - 4.