SOLUTION: If 71 is added to a number, the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number

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Question 1099648: If 71 is added to a number, the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number
Answer by ikleyn(52847) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 71 = 3x - 41

71 + 41 = 3x - x

112 = 2x  ====>  x = 112%2F2 = 56.

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