document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974475>Question 974475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 18 added to 3 times a number,the sum is 36 what is the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 18 = 36   {18 is added to 3 times a number, the sum is 36}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 18 {subtracted 18 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 {divided each side by 3}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is 6<BR>\n" );
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