SOLUTION: I add 12 to a number and then double their sum. The result is one and half times what i get when i double the original number and add 12. find the number.

Question 1097885: I add 12 to a number and then double their sum. The result is one and half times what i get when i double the original number and add 12. find the number.
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I add 12 to a number and then double their sum. The result is one and half times what i get when i double the original number and add 12. find the number.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I add 12 to a number and then double their sum. The result is one and half times what i get when i double the original number and add 12. find the number.

The way I interpret this results in the following equation: , with N being the number.
If so, then the number, or
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I add 12 to a number and then double their sum. The result is one and half times
what i get when i double the original number and add 12. find the number.
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Description as an equation: = 4*(n+12) = 3*(2n+12) 4n + 48 = 6n + 36 12 = 2n

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