SOLUTION: If fifty- two more than a number is equivalent to triple the number, then what must the number be?

SOLUTION: If fifty- two more than a number is equivalent to triple the number, then what must the number be?

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Question 85162: If fifty- two more than a number is equivalent to triple the number, then what must the number be?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+52=3x
3x-x=52
2x=52
x=26 answer.
proof
26+52=3*26
78=78
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