SOLUTION: when 32 is subtracted from three times tracy's age the result is tracy's age, how old is tracy? .....I need step by step so I know how to do it please. thank you

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Question 948342: when 32 is subtracted from three times tracy's age the result is tracy's age, how old is tracy? .....I need step by step so I know how to do it please. thank you
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let Tracy's age be x
when 32 is subtracted from 3 times Tracy's age which is 3x, the result is (means equal to) Tracy's age;
so, we have 3x-32=x...solve for x
3x-x=32
2x=32
x=32%2F2
x=16
Tracy is 16 years old
check given conditions:
3x-32=16
3%2A16-32=16
48-32=16
16=16