SOLUTION: Find a number if 20 less than the number equals three times the the sum of twice the number and 20.

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Question 1119923: Find a number if 20 less than the number equals three times the the sum of twice the number and 20.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find a number if 20 less than the number equals three times the the sum of twice the number and 20.
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That is ambiguous in the "sum..." part.


p, the number
p-20=3%28sumoftwicethenumberand20%29
p-20=3%282p%2B20%29
p-20=6p%2B60
-20-60=5p
5p=-80
highlight%28p=-18%29