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one-third left parenthesis 27 minus 21 x right parenthesis

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The expression described would look like:

1/3(27 - 21x)

We can solve this through distribution:

1/3 • 27 = 9

1/3 • 21x = 7x

The final expression would be:

9 - 7x
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