SOLUTION: A number is added to one third of itself. The result is 36. What is the number?

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Question 989737: A number is added to one third of itself. The result is 36. What is the number?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + x%2F3 = 36.

Can you solve this equation?

Answer. 27.