Problema Solution
if you triple a number and then subtract 14, you get 2/3 of the original number. what is the original number?
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Let the original no. be x.
Given,
3x-14=(2/3)*x
or, 3x-(2/3)x=14
or, (9x-2x)/3=14
or, 7x=14*3
or, x=42/7=6