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The length of a couch is 200 centimeters. This is 16 centimeters less than 3 times the width of the matching chair. How wide is the chair?

The length of a couch is 200 centimeters. This is 16 centimeters less than 3 times the width of the matching chair. How wide is the chair?
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The length of a couch is 200 centimeters. This is 16 centimeters less than 3 times the width of the matching chair. How wide is the chair?

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3x-16=200 ad 16 on both sides to get 3x by itself

3x=216 divide by 3 on both sides to get x by itself
x=72
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