SOLUTION: the sum of a number 36 and its one third isfind the number

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Question 776265: the sum of a number 36 and its one third isfind the number
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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the sum of a number and its one third is 36.
x + x/3 = 36
Common denominator = 3
3x + x = 108
4x = 108
x = 27.
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