SOLUTION: When we add 55 to a number X and divide the total by 4, the result is three times the original number. Find X

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Question 881410: When we add 55 to a number X and divide the total by 4, the result is three times the original number. Find X
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x + 55
------ = 3x {55 added to x, all divided by 4, equals 3 times x}
4
x + 55 = 12x {multiplied each side by 4}
55 = 11x {subtracted x from each side}
x = 5 {divided each side by 11}

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