SOLUTION: A NUMBER DECREASED BY 1/3 OF THE NUMBER IS 36. FIND THE NUMBER. X - 1/3 = 36 DO I ADD?

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Question 29393: A NUMBER DECREASED BY 1/3 OF THE NUMBER IS 36. FIND THE NUMBER.

X - 1/3 = 36

DO I ADD?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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let number be x
So that a third of the number is x/3

a number is decreased by a third of the number:
x - x/3 and this equals 36

x - x/3 = 36
2x/3 = 36
x/3 = 18
x = 54

jon.