SOLUTION: three times the amount by which a certain number exceeds 6 is equal to the number plus 144 in algebraic form

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Question 665251: three times the amount by which a certain number exceeds 6 is equal to the number plus 144 in algebraic form
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-Three times means multiply.
Multiply by what?
(3)(?)
-Use x as "certain number."
x doing what?
(3)(x ?)
-Exceeds means find the difference between, which is subtraction.
(3)(x-6)
-Plus means add.
3(x-6)=x+?
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