Question 291966
Let x = "a number"
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Write what it says, (the word "is" usually means =)
"if the sum of a number and twice the number is nine less than sixty two-
x + 2x = 62 - 9
3x = 53
x = {{{53/3}}}
x = 17{{{2/3}}}
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Check solution in original problem
{{{53/3}}} + 2({{{53/3}}}) = 62 - 9
{{{53/3}}} + ({{{106/3}}}) = 62 - 9
({{{159/3}}}) = 53