SOLUTION: Find a number so that if 5 is subtracted from this number and the resulting difference is multiplied by 3 the same answer is obtained by adding 3 to twice this number.
Algebra.Com
Question 1152297: Find a number so that if 5 is subtracted from this number and the resulting difference is multiplied by 3 the same answer is obtained by adding 3 to twice this number.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the unknown number
Subtract from both sides
Add to both sides
--------------------
check:
--------------------
OK
RELATED QUESTIONS
Two is subtracted from a number,and the difference is multiplied by 5. The result is 30.... (answered by addingup)
What is a number that if 5 is subtracted from this number and this result is multiplied... (answered by macston)
Three numbers are in an arithmetic progression with a common difference of 6. If 4 is... (answered by greenestamps)
There is a number such that if 1/5 of it is subtracted from 50 and this difference is... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy)
two is subtracted from a number and then the difference is multiplied by the result is 30 (answered by Fombitz)
If 12 is subtracted from three times a number and the difference is multiplied by 2, the... (answered by Earlsdon,MathLover1)
A number is multiplied by 7 and the answer is the same as if the number is subtracted... (answered by stanbon)
If 3 is added to a certain number and the sum multiplied by 2, the result is the same as... (answered by Earlsdon)
A number is multiplied by 8 and 4 is subtracted from that product, the answer is 52. Find (answered by stanbon)