If a certain number is added to 24, the result is the same as if the number were multiplied by 3. what is the number?

Angela rode his bike around a bike trail that was 1/4 of a mile long he rode his bike around the trail 8 * angelo says he wrote a total of 8/4 miles to russell says he's wrong and he actually and says that he actually wrote to my who is corrupt use words and trying to explain how you know.

Is a positive integer raised to a negative power always positive

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer