Let the number be x and so if 2x = 12 then x = 6 and so 3x = 18
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There are two possible (and different) answers: 2x + 3y = 12 or 2*(x + 3y)= 12 The first one is (twice a number) increased by (three times another) The second is twice (a number increased by (three times another)).
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Thirty decreased by three times a number is six less than three times the number. Find the number.
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3 times 3 = 9 plus the number 3 = 12.