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3 times the sum of a number and 4 is the same as 18 more than the number. What is the number?
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3 times the sum of a number and 4 is the same as 18 more than the number. What is the number?

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the answer is 3
3(n+4)=18+n
3n+12=18+n
-12 -12
3n=6+n
-n -n
2n=6
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2 2
n=3
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