SOLUTION: If a number is triple and then decrease by 82, the result is the sum of
six times the number and forty-four. Find the number.
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six times the number and forty-four. Find the number.
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six times the number and forty-four. Find the number."
x = the number
3x - 82 = 6x + 44 {number is tripled and decreased by 82 equals the sum of six times number and 44}
-82 = 3x + 44 {subtracted 3x from both sides}
-126 = 3x {subtracted 44 from both sides}
x = -42 {divided both sides by 3}
