Using the quadratic formula, we have:

, so our solutions are

and

.
The answer will be 1100283738292
X is the number
sum means add
sum of half a number and 4 means
(x/2)+4
result is -16
(x/2)+4=-16
minus 4 both sides
x/2=-20
times 2 both sides
x=-40
the number is -40
Your answer is: 20
They have 4 different backgrounds and 5 different poses which means you just have to multiply the 4 backgrounds*the 5 different poses to discover how many different pictures you could have at the most.
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