SOLUTION: If 93 is added to a number, the result is 41 less than three times the number

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Question 1049153: If 93 is added to a number, the result is 41 less than three times the number

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Let the unknown number be 'm'
therefore, we have
93+m = 3m-41
collect like terms
3m-m = 93+41
2m = 134
m = 134/2
m = 67
Hence, the unknown number is 67