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A number is doubled and 9 is added. If the result is tripled, it becomes 75. What is that number?
Correct Option:
A
Explanation
A number is doubled, 9 is added, and the result is tripled:
3(2x + 9) = 75
So 2x + 9 = 25, hence 2x = 16 and x = 8.
