Verified Answer :

cdbuck

Let x= the number
x+12=3x-32
then solve
2x-32=12
2x=44
x=22
The number is 22

AL2006


Almost 17 out of every 19 people who work on this problem
will call the unknown number  ' x '. 

If I may, since this particular solution is all mine, I'd like to call
the unknown number  ' G '.

The number = G
12 added to the number  =  G + 12
3 times the number  =  3G
32 less than 3 times the number  =  3G - 32

You said that                     G + 12  =  3G - 32

Subtract  G  from each side:     12 = 2G - 32

Add  32  to each side:               44 = 2G

Divide each side by  2 :             22 =  G

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