SOLUTION: If the difference of a number and four is tripled, the result is six more than the number. what is the number??

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Question 272160: If the difference of a number and four is tripled, the result is six more than the number. what is the number??
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If the difference of a number and four is tripled, the result is six more than the number.
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3(x-4) = x + 6
3x - 12 = x + 6
3x - x = 6 + 12
2x = 18
x = 18%2F2
x = 9 is the number
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Check in the given statement
3(9 - 4) = 9 + 6