SOLUTION: A number minus 3 times a number is 52.
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Question 117846: A number minus 3 times a number is 52.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A number minus 3 times a number is 52
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Let the number be "x":
EQUATION:
x -3x = 52
-2x = 52
x = -26
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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