SOLUTION: Nine times a given number, decreased by 3, is the same as 60. This number is:

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Question 766012: Nine times a given number, decreased by 3, is the same as 60. This number is:
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Nine times a given number, decreased by 3, is the same as 60. This number is:

Let the number be n.
Therefore:
9n - 3 = 60
Add 3 to each side of the equation
9n - 3 + 3 = 60 + 3
9n = 63
Divide each side by 9
n = 7

Answer:
The number is 7.











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