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When I triple my number and add five, I get twenty six

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Answer:

Your number is 7

Explanation:

If you are starting with the number twenty six,

but before you add five,

we must do the equation backwards.

So,

26 - 5 = 21

Since the first number was tripled, we need to divide

21/3 =

7

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