SOLUTION: the Quotent of the number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and 2. Find the the number
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Question 235995: the Quotent of the number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and 2. Find the the number
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the Quotient of the number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and 2.
Find the the number
;
= x - 2
:
x = 3(x - 2)
:
x = 3x - 6
;
6 = 3x - x
:
6 = 2x
:
x = 3
:
:
Check
= 3 - 2
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