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Question 721047: translate a phrase into an mathematical expression then simplify
nine times a number minus three times the same number

Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, MathTherapy:
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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9*x-3*3=(9x-9)

Answer by MathTherapy(10625) About Me  (Show Source):
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translate a phrase into an mathematical expression then simplify

nine times a number minus three times the same number

That person is RIDICULOUSLY WRONG!!

Let number be N
Then expression becomes: 9N - 3N = 6N, NOT 9x - 3*3 (x being the number), as the other person states.