SOLUTION: if 18 added to 3 times a number,the sum is 36 what is the number

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Question 974475: if 18 added to 3 times a number,the sum is 36 what is the number
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x = the number
3x + 18 = 36 {18 is added to 3 times a number, the sum is 36}
3x = 18 {subtracted 18 from each side}
x = 6 {divided each side by 3}

the number is 6

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