SOLUTION: If 48 is added to one third of a number the triple of the number is the result. What is the number?

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Question 713395: If 48 is added to one third of a number the triple of the number is the result. What is the number?
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If 48 is added to one third of a number the triple of the number is the result. What is the number?
1%2F3n + 48 = 3n
multiply by 3
n + 3(48) = 3(3n)
144 = 9n - n
144 = 8n
n = 144/8
n = 18 is the number
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You can check this in the original equation, replace n with 18.