SOLUTION: if 10 less than a number is multipled by 3, the result is equal to 2 times the number. what is the number?
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Question 578180: if 10 less than a number is multipled by 3, the result is equal to 2 times the number. what is the number?
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 'n' be the number. Then we can make an equation: 3*(n-10)=2n. Thus 3n-2n=30 and n=30.
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