SOLUTION: Let the "KOLP" of a number be defined as three less than three times the number. What number is equal to its "KOLP?"

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Question 886290: Let the "KOLP" of a number be defined as three less than three times the number. What number is equal to its "KOLP?"
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josgarithmetic:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=3x-3
-2x=-3
2x=3
x=1.5
3x=4.5
4.5-3=1.5
1.5 is its own KOLP


Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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n is a number.
K is a short name for the function KOLP.

k%28n%29=-3%2B3n. Alternatively, k%28n%29=3n-3=3%28n-1%29.

The way described, KOLP is a function of n.