document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016379>Question 1016379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: Three times the sum of a number and 3 is the same as three times the number divided by 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+3)=3(x/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+9=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4.5 ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-1.5)=-4.5/3<BR>\n" );
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