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Write the following algebraically, using x as your unknown. "I think of a number, take away 1 and multiply the result by 3."
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Write the following algebraically, using x as your unknown.

"I think of a number, take away 1 and multiply the result by 3."

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x= the number you think about
(x-1)*3
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