SOLUTION: three times the sum of a number and nine is equal to six times the number, minus nine. find the number

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Question 705765:
three times the sum of a number and nine is equal to six times the number, minus nine. find the number
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(X+9)=6X-9
3X+27=6X-9
3X-6X=9-27
-3X=-18
X=-18/-3
X=6 ANS.