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The sum of three times a number is equal to the difference of the number and nine. Find the nuber

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This question appears incomplete because it references the 'sum' of something but only gives one part of the 'sum', (3n)--the question does not say what to add 3n to.


We will work this problem as though there is no sum. Therefore, we can write:

3n=n-9


simplifying, we get:

2n=-9

n=-4.5