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CEMC Cayley, 2011

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

When a number is tripled, then decreased by 55, the result is 1616. What is the original number?

(A) 33 (B) 55 (C) 77 (D) 99 (E) 1111

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