SOLUTION: a student was reqiured to multiply a number 2 and add 3 to it. He instead added 3 to its first and then Add 3 to a number and then multiplied multiplied by 2,if the answer he got

Question 759231: a student was reqiured to multiply a number 2 and add 3 to it.
He instead added 3 to its first and then Add 3 to a number and then multiplied multiplied by 2,if the answer he got was 20,the correct answer would be:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add 3 to a number then multiply by 2 = 20
(3 + x) x 2 = 20
6 + 2x = 20
2x = 20 - 6
2x = 14
x = 7
Number was 7
(7 x 2)+ 3 = 17.#
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