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Twenty less than thrice a number is 223

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~~~~~~3x-20=223\\\\\implies 3x = 223+20\\\\\implies 3x = 243\\\\\implies x = (243)/(3)\\\\\implies x =81\\\\\text{The number is 81.}

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