SOLUTION: If 9 is subtracted from two-thirds of a number, the result is 7. Find the number

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Question 950356: If 9 is subtracted from two-thirds of a number, the result is 7.
Find the number
Found 2 solutions by addingup, Zucchini:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the unknown number x. Then, your problem says, in formula language:
2/3x - 9 = 7 Add 9, both sides
2/3x = 16 Divide both sides by 2/3 (remember how to do this? You flip the fraction and multiply, like this:
2/3*3/2x = 16/1*3/2 On the left, 2/3*3/2 cancel each other out. On the right:
x = (16*3)/2= 24
Answer: x = 24
Proof: (24*2/3)-9 = 16-9 = 7 We have the correct answer.

Answer by Zucchini(70) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 - (2/3)x = 7
That's the equation, now you just solve for x.
9 - (2/3)x = 7
-(2/3)x = -2
x = 1(1/3)

(it's a fraction)