SOLUTION: if 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number. finf the nunber

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Question 273041: if 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number. finf the nunber
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If 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled,
the result is 6 more than the number. find the number
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Let x = "a number"
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3(x - 2) = x + 6
3x - 6 = x + 6
3x - x = 6 + 6
2x = 12
x = 6 is the number
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