document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976423>Question 976423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you place 1 before a number,the new number is 3 times as large as the original number.what is the original number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #597990 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=597990\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we assume we are working in a base 10 number system,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the number, if x is a single digit then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 10 = 3x and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we proceed with x being a two digit number, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 100 = 3x and x = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can say,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 or 50 or 500 ......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10^n / 2 where n is the number of digits in x<BR>\n" );
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