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The quotient of a number and 3 decreased by 1 is equal to 37

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x/3 - 1 = 37

x/3 = 38

x = 114
User Puneeth Reddy V
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let that number be x
(x/3)-1=37
+1 +1
(x/3)= 38
x=38*3
x=114
User Giuseppe Guerrini
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