document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=999777>Question 999777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two times a number n is three times the sum of n and nine what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2n=3(n+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=3n+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-27=n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The number is -27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=3(n+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-27)=3(-27+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-54=3(-18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-54=-54 </SPAN>\n" );
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