document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913218>Question 913218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 84 is added to a number, the result is 36 less than three times the number. Find the number.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "84 + n = 3n - 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "84 = 2n - 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 = n </SPAN>\n" );
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