document.write( "Question 684166: what does \"three more than three times a number is one less than two times the number\" mean? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #423956 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Take it a few words at a time
\n" ); document.write( "\" three more than\" is $\"+%2B3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "\" three times a number\" is $\"+3n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So far you've got $\"+3n+%2B+3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\"is\" means \" = \"
\n" ); document.write( "\" one less than \" is $\"+-1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "\" two times the number is $\"++2n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So, you have $\"+2n+-+1+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Put the two sides of the \" = \" sign together:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3n+%2B+3+=+2n+-+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and you can solve for $\"+n+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+%2B+3+=+-1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+-4+\"$
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