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The quotient of a number and 3, less 8, is 16. What is the number?

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almostuniquecandy
The way I am reading this is 16=(x/3)-8. In that case, x=72. I hope that's the right way of interpreting this :)

Answer:

The number is 72.        

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number.

We are given that the quotient of a number and 3, less 8, is 16.

Thus, we can write this in the form of equation as:

[tex]\displaystyle\frac{x}{3} - 8 = 16\\\\\frac{x}{3}-8 +8 = 16 + 8\\\\\frac{x}{3} = 24\\\\x = 3\times 24 = 72[/tex]

Thus, the number is 72.

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