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When a number is subtracted from 24 and the difference is divided by that number, the result is 3. What is the value of the number?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 12
e) 24

User Ryan Ogle
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24-x /x= 3
24-x= 3x
24= 4x
x= 6
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