SOLUTION: Adding 1 to a certain number and taking one third of the result gives the same value as the original number. What is the number?

Question 972315: Adding 1 to a certain number and taking one third of the result gives the same value as the original number. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n, the number.

, if "taking" means, "removing".
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Adding 1 to a certain number and taking one third of the result gives the same value as the original number. What is the number?

Let number be N
Then, ________
3N = N + 1 ------ Cross-multiplying
3N - N = 1
2N = 1
N, or number =
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