SOLUTION: If 84 is added to a number, the result is 36 less than three times the number. Find the number.

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Question 913218: If 84 is added to a number, the result is 36 less than three times the number. Find the number.
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If 84 is added to a number, the result is 36 less than three times the number. Find the number.
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Let n = the number
then
84 + n = 3n - 36
84 = 2n - 36
120 = 2n
60 = n