SOLUTION: if 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled the result is 6 more than the number , Find the number how can write this ?

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Question 511624: if 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled the result is 6 more than the number , Find the number how can write this ?
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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 how can write this ?
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Let the number be "x".
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3(x-2) = x+6
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3x-6 = x+6
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2x = 12
x = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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