SOLUTION: what is the sum of 24 and three times a number y is equal to 56?
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Question 775406: what is the sum of 24 and three times a number y is equal to 56?
Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be y, then
24+3y=56 solve for y, subtract 24 from each side
3y=32 divide each side by 3
y=32/3
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