SOLUTION: if 65 is added to a number, the result is 39 less than three times the number. What is the number?

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Question 856456:
if 65 is added to a number, the result is 39 less than three times the number. What is the number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+65=3X-39
X-3X=-39-65
-2X=-104
X=-104/-2
X=52 ANS.
PROOF:
52+65=3*52-39
117=156-39
117=117