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Write an equation for the following phrase. Let the variable q represent the unknown number in the following phrase. "The sum of one third of a number and nine is equal to one less than the number."

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Let's do it by parts:

The sum of one third of a number and nine:

[tex]\frac{1}{3}q+9[/tex]

is equal to one less than the number:

[tex]q-1[/tex]

Then the equation is:

[tex]\frac{1}{3}q+9=q-1[/tex]

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