SOLUTION: if 6 times a number is decreased by 6, the result is the same as when 3 times the number is increased by 12. find the number

SOLUTION: if 6 times a number is decreased by 6, the result is the same as when 3 times the number is increased by 12. find the number

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Question 225168: if 6 times a number is decreased by 6, the result is the same as when 3 times the number is increased by 12. find the number
Answer by LtAurora(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The relation given is:

Put #s on one side and x terms on the other:

Divide both sides by 3:
, which is our answer.
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