Write an equation for the following situation, and then solve for the unknown.

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Write an equation for the following situation, and then solve for the unknown.

Please use x as the unknown variable.

The sum of twenty-four and a number is the same as three times that number. What is the number?

Your equation is:

The unknown number is:

liz54321 Mar 9, 2021

jxc516 · Answer 1 · 2021-03-09T12:20:38

we add 24 to x and we see that equals 3 times x, so our equation is 24+x=3x

now, we shift the x to the right hand side, to get 24=2x

we divide by 2, to get 12=x

our answer is 12