SOLUTION: if 71 is added to a number , the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number

SOLUTION: if 71 is added to a number , the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number

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Question 990986: if 71 is added to a number , the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x + 71 = 3x - 41.

2x = 71 + 41,

2x = 112,

x = = 56.

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