The sum of 3 and twice a number is 33

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asked Oct 12, 2023 112k views

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Yoonhee · Answer 1 · 2023-10-18T15:23:29+0000

hello

to solve this question, we should let the unknown number be represented by x

$\begin{gathered} x+2x=33 \\ 3x=33 \\ \text{divide both sides by the coefficient of x} \\ (3x)/(3)=(33)/(3) \\ x=11 \end{gathered}$

the first number (x) is equal to 11, we can find the other number.

from the calculations above, the numbers are 11 and 22