SOLUTION: Thrice a number exceeds its three-fourth by 36 find the number ?
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Question 844142: Thrice a number exceeds its three-fourth by 36 find the number ?
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x = the number
3x = (3/4)x + 36 {three times a number exceeds 3/4 the number by 36}
(9/4)x = 36 {subtracted (3/4)x from each side}
x = 16 {divided each side by 9/4}
the number is 16
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