document.write( "Question 1190000: Thrice the difference of a number and 3 is 7 more than that number. Find the number. *\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #821541 by ikleyn(52817) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let  \" n \"  be the number to find.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3*(n-3) = n + 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find n\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3n - 9 = n + 7,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3n - n = 7 + 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2n  =  16\r\n" );
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document.write( "        n  = 16/2 = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The sought number is 8.\r\n" );
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