SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: Three times the sum of a number and 3 is the same as three times the number divided by 3

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Question 1016379: Please help me solve this problem: Three times the sum of a number and 3 is the same as three times the number divided by 3
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=number
3(x+3)=3(x/3)
3x+9=x
2x=-9
x=-4.5 ANSWER
3(-1.5)=-4.5/3