SOLUTION: If 72 is added to a number,the result is 38 less than 3 times the number fid the number. (I dont understand this at all)

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Question 1093518: If 72 is added to a number,the result is 38 less than 3 times the number fid the number. (I dont understand this at all)
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If 72 is added to a number,the result is 38 less than 3 times the number fiNd the number. (I dont understand this at all)
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Let some variable, x, be the number you want to find.

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72 is added to a number
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x%2B72


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38 less than 3 times the number
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3x-38


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... the result is ...
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highlight%28x%2B72=3x-38%29
You now understand this. Solve for your variable.