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When a number is tripled and 8 is subtracted from the result the answer is 16 what is the number

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8 is the number when triples and then 8 is subtracted to equal 16
User Ahmet Karakaya
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if something is tripled then it is multiplied 3 times

8 times 3=24

24-8=16

Your answer is 8
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