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\n" ); document.write( "A third of a whole number decreased by 4 is 3. How much is three times the number increased by 4?
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Let number be N
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document.write( "N - 12 = 9 ----- Multiplying by LCD, 3
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document.write( "N, or number = 9 + 12, or 21\r
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document.write( "Also, 3(21) + 4 = 63 + 4 =  \n" );
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