document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=713395>Question 713395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 48 is added to one third of a number the triple of the number is the result. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >n + 48 = 3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + 3(48) = 3(3n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 = 9n - n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 = 8n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 144/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 18 is the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check this in the original equation, replace n with 18. </SPAN>\n" );
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