SOLUTION: if 9 is added to a certain number.the result is one less then three times the number.what is the number

SOLUTION: if 9 is added to a certain number.the result is one less then three times the number.what is the number

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Question 759452: if 9 is added to a certain number.the result is one less then three times the number.what is the number
Answer by maheswari2188(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number be x
We derive the equation x+9 = 3x-1
3x-1 = x+9
Taking variable to RHS, 3x-x-1 = 9
Taking constant to LHS 2x = 9+1
ie, 2x = 10
x = 10/2 = 5
The number is 5.
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