Question

if 288 be addedto a certain number ;the result will be equal to three timesthe excess of the number over 12; find numbers

Answer 1

Let the number be x , then according to the question ;

x+288 = 3(x+12)
x+288 = 3x+36
3x-x = 288-36
2x = 252
x = 126
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Hence the number is 126