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3 times the sum of 1/3 of a number and 8 is 11

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3 ( (1)/(3) n+8) =11\\\\ (1)/(3) n+8= (11)/(3) \\\\ (1)/(3) n=(11)/(3) -8\\\\ (1)/(3) n = (-13)/(3) \\\\\boxed {n=-13}
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