SOLUTION: Barbie is thinking of a number. Twenty less than one third of the number is 72. Find Barbie's number

SOLUTION: Barbie is thinking of a number. Twenty less than one third of the number is 72. Find Barbie's number

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Question 690797: Barbie is thinking of a number. Twenty less than one third of the number is 72. Find Barbie's number
Answer by farah(18) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
maybe it can be solved like this
let x be the number
1/3x - 20 = 72
x-60=216
x=276
sorry if my answer is wrong..
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