SOLUTION: what does "three more than three times a number is one less than two times the number" mean?

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Question 684166: what does "three more than three times a number is one less than two times the number" mean?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take it a few words at a time
" three more than" is +%2B3+
" three times a number" is +3n+
So far you've got +3n+%2B+3+
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"is" means " = "
" one less than " is +-1+
" two times the number is ++2n+
So, you have +2n+-+1+
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Put the two sides of the " = " sign together:
+3n+%2B+3+=+2n+-+1+
and you can solve for +n+
+n+%2B+3+=+-1+
+n+=+-4+