SOLUTION: after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amo

Question 925259: after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have in the account
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account.
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She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have in the account
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Let her original amount be "x"::
Equation:
2(x+26) = 264
x+26 = 132
x = $106
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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