SOLUTION: Read the problem. What are you being asked to find? What would be your let statement? Do you need to know any formulas to work this problem? If your answer is yes, then what fo

Question 502925: Read the problem. What are you being asked to find? What would be your let statement? Do you need to know any formulas to work this problem? If your answer is yes, then what formulas do you need to know? Would a chart help organize the information in this problem? If your answer is no, state why not and if your answer is yes, then make a chart that will organize the information.
If 92 is added to a number, the result is 44 less than three times the number. Find the number
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 92 is added to a number, the result is 44 less than three times the number.
Just write exactly what it says
92 + n = -44 + 3n
some basic algebra
92 + 44 = 3n - n
136 = 2n
n =
n = 68
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Check solution in original statement
92 + 68 = -44 +3(68)
160 = -44 + 204
160 = 160; OK

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