SOLUTION: 50 less than three times a number is equal to the number. What is the number?

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Question 1033412: 50 less than three times a number is equal to the number. What is the number?
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50 less than three times a number is equal to the number. What is the number?
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3x - 50 =x.

Can you solve it for x?