SOLUTION: if 9 is added to a certain number, the result is 1 less than 3 times the number. what is the number.
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Question 1040710: if 9 is added to a certain number, the result is 1 less than 3 times the number. what is the number.
Answer by Rockz123(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say the number is X
9 is added to that number. so it is x+9
3 times the number. so 3x
x+9=3x-1
10= 2x
x=5
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