SOLUTION: The product of 3 and a number increased by 5 is 32. What is the number?

Question 1182057: The product of 3 and a number increased by 5 is 32. What is the number?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The product of 3 and a number increased by 5 is 32. What is the number?
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The problem is ambiguous. Say the number is x.
, or .
Your description shows no distinction between these, but each equation is different, with different solution x.
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