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28-08-2014
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IF 24 IS ADDED TO A NUMBER, IT WILL BE 3 TIMES AS LARGE AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY. FIND THE NUMBER

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28-08-2014

\(x-the\ number\\\\x+24=3x\ \ \ \ \ \ |subtract\ 24\ from\ both\ sides\\\\x=3x-24\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |subtract\ 3x\ from\ both\ sides\\\\-2x=-24\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ (-2)\\\\\boxed{x=12}\leftarrow answer\)

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