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Algebra practice question

Three times a number is 27. What is the number?

Answer: 9

3n = 27, so n = 9.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 24
24 is 27 − 3.
If you answered 30
30 is 27 + 3.
If you answered 81
81 is 27 × 3.

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