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Write an equation for the following phrase. Let the variable q represent the unknown number in the following phrase. "The sum of one third of a number and nine is equal to one less than the number."

User Sam Estep
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Let's do it by parts:

The sum of one third of a number and nine:


(1)/(3)q+9

is equal to one less than the number:


q-1

Then the equation is:


(1)/(3)q+9=q-1

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