SOLUTION: when 100 is added with a number,the result is 50 more than the 3 times the number.Find the number.

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when 100 is added with a number,the result is 50 more than the 3 times the number.Find the number.
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Let x be the number.

Then the condition says

x + 100 = 3x + 50.

Simplify and solve for x:

100 - 50 = 3x - x,

50 = 2x

x = = 25.

Answer. The number is 25.


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