SOLUTION: What's the number? If I multuply it by 3 and add 11, I get the same answer when I add 3 to it.

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Question 84229: What's the number? If I multuply it by 3 and add 11, I get the same answer when I add 3 to it.
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What's the number? If I multuply it by 3 and add 11, I get the same answer when I add 3 to it.
LET THE NUMBER BE X
MULTIPLY WITH 3 AND ADD 11.....3X+11
THIS IS SAME AS X+3
3X+11=X+3
2X=-8
X=-4