hard · GMAT Quant
An automated system processes an initial positive integer n through three sequential stages. In Stage 1, n is increased by 8. In Stage 2, the resulting value is multiplied by 4. In Stage 3, 20 is subtracted from the product.
If the final value after Stage 3 is 76, what was the initial positive integer n?
- 16
- 24
- 6
- 32
- 42
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