SOLUTION: after making a deposit, paul had $264 in his saving account. he noticed that if he added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, he would get the new amoun

SOLUTION: after making a deposit, paul had $264 in his saving account. he noticed that if he added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, he would get the new amoun

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Question 1021717: after making a deposit, paul had $264 in his saving account. he noticed that if he added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, he would get the new amount. how much did he originally have in the account?

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=original amount
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2(x+$26)=$264
x+$26=$132
x=$106
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ANSWER: The original amount was $106.
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