SOLUTION: If 2 is subtracted by a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number. Find the number

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: If 2 is subtracted by a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number. Find the number This question is from textbook beginning an intermediate algebra

Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x=the number
3(x-2)=x+6
3x-6=x+6
3x-x-6=x-x+6
2x-6=6
2x-6+6=6+6
2x=12
x=6
Therefore, the number is 6.
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