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If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?

If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?
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If 16 is added to one-third of a number, the result is three times the number. What is the number?

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16 + x/3 = 3x
(16 + x/3) * 3 = 3x * 3
48 + x = 9x
48 + x - x = 9x -x
48 = 8x
48 / 8 = 8x / 8
6 = x
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