SOLUTION: When the sum of 8 and a certain number is increased by 12, the result is the same as the product of 3 and the number. What is the number?

Question 290612: When the sum of 8 and a certain number is increased by 12, the result is the same as the product of 3 and the number. What is the number?
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When the sum of 8 and a certain number is increased by 12, the result is the same as the product of 3 and the number. What is the number?

Let "x" be the missing number, therefore the equation becomes:

Now solve for "x" to find the answer.
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