SOLUTION: how to answer: thrice a number increased by 1 is 52.find the number

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Question 27393: how to answer: thrice a number increased by 1 is 52.find the number
Answer by Eric Johnston(7) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take one off fifty two and divide the result by three.
or call the number x and then 3x + 1 = 52, so 3x = 51, so x = 51/3