SOLUTION: six plus an unknonwn number is equal to twelve decreased by the unknonwn number. what is the number?

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Question 423954: six plus an unknonwn number is equal to twelve decreased by the unknonwn number. what is the number?
Found 2 solutions by linht117, Alan3354:
Answer by linht117(37) About Me  (Show Source):
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some information is missing because answer is no solution
here is what it looks like so far:
x= unknown
6 + x = 12 - x

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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six plus an unknonwn number is equal to twelve decreased by the unknonwn number. what is the number?
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6 + n = 12 - n
6 + 2n = 12
2n = 6
n = 3