SOLUTION: Add 3 to a number. Quadruple the result. If the answer is 36, what is the number?

SOLUTION: Add 3 to a number. Quadruple the result. If the answer is 36, what is the number?

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Question 1147177: Add 3 to a number. Quadruple the result. If the answer is 36, what is the number?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
number x
(x+3)*4=36
x+3=9
x=6

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