Question 793650: What number when decreased by 24 is twice itself?
Found 2 solutions by simplemathlover, MathTherapy:
Answer by simplemathlover(3)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What number when decreased by 24 is twice itself?
representation:
let x be the number
solution:
24-x=2x
combine like terms:
-x-2x=-24
-3x=-24
divide -3 from both side
-3x/-3=-24/-3
x=8
answer: the number that decrease in 24 is twice itself is 8
checking: 24-x=2x
24-8=2(8)
16=16
this prove the answer///
Answer by MathTherapy(10553)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What number when decreased by 24 is twice itself?
Number is: 
You can do the check!!
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