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If 2 is subtracted from a number and this difference is tripled, the result is 6 more than the number. Find the number?

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13-09-2014

[tex]3(a-2)=6a \\ \\ 3a-6=6a \\ \\ 3a-6a= 6 \\ \\ -3a=6 \\ \\ \boxed{a=-\frac{6}{3}=-2}[/tex]

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