SOLUTION: The sum of a number and 3 times the same number is 100 what is the number?

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Question 615154: The sum of a number and 3 times the same number is 100 what is the number?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This could be written as:
n+3n=100
combine like terms and divide by 4 to get:
n=25
Make sense?
RJ
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