88 is the result when one-half of the sum of 24 and a number is all taken away from three times a number. What is the number?

Question

88 is the result when one-half of the sum of 24 and a number is all taken away from three times a number. What is the number?

Answer 1

Hello Grace from Greensboro.  I'm Frank from Advance, NC!

 

See if you agree with this equation:

 

3x - (1/2)(24 + x) = 88

 

Solving for x gives x = 40

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Frank