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A number subtracted by 30 gives 14 subtracted by 3 times the number. Find the number.

Let the number be x,


Subtracted by 30, ⇒ x - 30


⇒ x - 30 = 14 - 3x


⇒ 4x = 44


⇒ x = 11


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