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Find the number.

Six times a number is 9 more than three times the number.

The number is |___|

What I’m thinking right now “6x=27”

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"six times a number" is 6x, "is" means equals, 3times the number is 3x and then add the 9 for "9 more than". 6x = 3x + 9. 3x = 9 and x = 3
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