SOLUTION: If 64 is added to a number, the result is 44 less than three times the number. Find the number.

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Question 1065283: If 64 is added to a number, the result is 44 less than three times the number. Find the number.
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64 + x = 3x - 44
x - 3x = -44 - 64
-2x = -108
x = 54
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Ans: highlight%28x+=+54%29+
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Check: 64 + 54 = 118
3*54 - 44 = 162 - 44 = 118 (ok)