document.write( "Question 172256: Three multiplied by the sum of 4 and a number is the same as 18 more than the number. Find the numver. \n" ); document.write( "
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Three multiplied by the sum of 4 and a number is the same as 18 more than the number. Find the number.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the number
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\n" ); document.write( "3(4+x) = 18+x
\n" ); document.write( "12 + 3x = 18 + x
\n" ); document.write( "12 + 2x = 18
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 6
\n" ); document.write( "x = 3 \r
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