document.write( "Question 388853: 72 is subtracted from 3 times a number. The result is 3 times the difference. What is the number? I'm getting Number is 36 is that correct? \n" ); document.write( "
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3x-72=(3x-72)3
\n" ); document.write( "3x-72=9x-216
\n" ); document.write( "-6x=-144
\n" ); document.write( "x=24
\n" ); document.write( "I get 24, I hope I set it up correctly.
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