Question

When 12 is added to a number the result is 32 less than 3 times the number.

What is the number?

plz help

Answer 1

Let x= the number
x+12=3x-32
then solve
2x-32=12
2x=44
x=22
The number is 22

Answer 2

Almost 17 out of every 19 people who work on this problem
will call the unknown number ' x '.

If I may, since this particular solution is all mine, I'd like to call
the unknown number ' G '.

The number = G
12 added to the number = G + 12
3 times the number = 3G
32 less than 3 times the number = 3G - 32

You said that G + 12 = 3G - 32

Subtract G from each side: 12 = 2G - 32

Add 32 to each side: 44 = 2G

Divide each side by 2 : 22 = G