SOLUTION: if 20 is added to 1/3 of a number the result is 2 times the number. what is the number?

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Question 323040: if 20 is added to 1/3 of a number the result is 2 times the number. what is the number?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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20+X/3=2X
2X-X/3=20
(2X*3-X)/3=20
(6X-X)/3=20
5X/3=20
5X=60
X=60/5
X=12 ANS.
PROOF:
20+12/3=2*12
20+4=24
24=24