document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=101865>Question 101865</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780321437266/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number.Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-2)=x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6=x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=12 subtract x and add 6 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 divide each side by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-2=4...4*3=12...12-6=6<BR>\n" );
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