SOLUTION: If 3 times a number equals the number plus 24, what is the number?

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Question 703149: If 3 times a number equals the number plus 24, what is the number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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3X=X+24
3X-X=24
2X=24
X=24/2
X=12 ANS.
PROOF:
3*12=12+24
36=36