document.write( "Question 431128: I'm trying to help my stepson do his math. Writing Equations from Word Problems. I don't know how to do this.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7 less than triple a number is the same as the sum of the number and 12. Find the number.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I managed to write out: 7-3*n=n+12\r
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7 less than triple a number is the same as the sum of the number and 12.
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\n" ); document.write( "3n - 7 = n + 12, close to what you had, but you should subtract the 7
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\n" ); document.write( "subtract n from both sides, add 7 to both sides, then you have:
\n" ); document.write( "3n - n = 12 + 7
\n" ); document.write( "2n = 19
\n" ); document.write( "n = \"19%2F2\"; divided both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "n = 9.5 is the number
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\n" ); document.write( "3(9.5) - 7 = 12 + 9.5
\n" ); document.write( "28.5 - 7 = 21.5\r
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