SOLUTION: When you multiply a certain number by 3 and then subtract 7/18, you get the same result as when you multiply the numberby 2 and add 5/12. What is the number?

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Question 283879: When you multiply a certain number by 3 and then subtract 7/18, you get the same result as when you multiply the numberby 2 and add 5/12. What is the number?
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Let represent the number.

Then:



Just solve for

John