SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: If the quotient of three times a number and five is increased by four, the result is 34. Find the number. I have the equation set up right,

Question 127984This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
: Please help me solve this word problem: If the quotient of three times a number and five is increased by four, the result is 34. Find the number. I have the equation set up right, but I cannot come up with the correct answer of 50.
Thank you for your help.
Terri Jeffers This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the quotient of three times a number and five is increased by four, the result is 34.
let number be , then we have:
.........multiply both sides by

..........divide both sides by

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