SOLUTION: If 8 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?

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Question 927002: If 8 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%2B%281%2F3%29N=3N
Multiply both sides by 3.
24%2BN=9N
8N=24
N=3