SOLUTION: Four times a number is just as much as three times that number plus 24. What is the number?

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Question 802954: Four times a number is just as much as three times that number plus 24. What is the number?
Answer by thejackal(72) About Me  (Show Source):
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very easy:
let the number be n
such that
4n = 3n + 24
4n - 3n = 24
n = 24