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Three times of a natural number is 18 more than the number. Then, the number is :

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CTET 2022 Paper 2 Maths Question Paper (Jan-27-2023) (Eng-Hin-Skt)
The correct answer is

9

Let the natural number be \(x\).

According to the condition, three times the number is 18 more than the number: \(3x = x + 18\).

\(3x - x = 18\), which gives \(2x = 18\).

\(x = 9\).

Hence, the number is 9.

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