SOLUTION: seven less than three times some number is the same as twenty nine

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Question 381372: seven less than three times some number is the same as twenty nine
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let number be x
3 times number = 3x
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7 less
3x-7
3x-7=29
+7 +7
3x=36
/3
x= 12
the number
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