document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040710>Question 1040710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 9 is added to a certain number, the result is 1 less than 3 times the number. what is the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9 is added to that number. so it is x+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times the number. so 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+9=3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10= 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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