Fifteen less than four times a number is more than 49. What are all the possible values of the number? Write an inequality that could be used to solve this problem. Use the letter x as your variable and write your x term first.

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Let x be the number.

The inequality that could be used to solve this problem is:
4x - 15 > 49

Solving for x, we get:
4x > 64
x > 16

Therefore, the possible values of the number x are all real numbers greater than 16.