SOLUTION: One Third of a number X is equal to 22 less than the number.

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Question 781275: One Third of a number X is equal to 22 less than the number.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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One Third of a number X is equal to 22 less than the number.
Just write an equation for what is says
1%2F3x = x - 22
Get rid of the fraction, multiply both sides by 3
x = 3(x-22)
x = 3x - 66
66 = 3x - x
66 = 2x
x = 66/2
x = 33
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You can check this for yourself, replace x with 33 in the original equation