When 142 is added to a number, the result is 64 more than 3 times the number. Find the number.

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2020-11-01

When 142 is added to a number, the result is 64 more than 3 times the number. Find the number.

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Skilled2020-11-02Added 118 answers

Let x be the number. 
142 is added to the number to produce x+142.

3 times the number is 3x so 64 more than 3 times the number is 3x+64. 
If these two values are equal, then: 
x+142=3x+64 
x+142−x=3x+64−x 
142=2x+64 
142−64=2x+64−64 
782=2x2 
39=x 
The number is then 39

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