SOLUTION: If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?

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Question 354180: If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number.
What is the number?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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HI,
Let n represent the number
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question states
(n/3) + 16 = 3*n
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simplify and solve
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Muliplying each term on both sides of the equality by 3
n + 48 = 9*n
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48 = 8n
n = 6
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check your answer
2 + 16 = 3*6