Nine added to thrice a whole number gives $45$ . Find the number.

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Solution

Let the numbers be $x$ .

Then according to the problem we have,

$3 x + 9 = 45$

or, $3 x = 36$

or, $x = 12$ .

So the whole number is $12$ .

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Nine added to thrice a whole number gives 45. Find the number.

Let the numbers be x.Then according to the problem we have,3x+9=45or, 3x=36or, x=12. So the whole number is 12.

Nine added to thrice a whole number gives $45$ . Find the number.

Let the numbers be $x$ .

Then according to the problem we have,

$3 x + 9 = 45$

or, $3 x = 36$

or, $x = 12$ .

So the whole number is $12$ .