SOLUTION: after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amo

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Question 925259: after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have in the account
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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after making a deposit puja had $264 in her savings account.
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She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and double the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have in the account
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Let her original amount be "x"::
Equation:
2(x+26) = 264
x+26 = 132
x = $106
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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