SOLUTION: Please help me answer this word problem: When you add three to a number and then divide the sum by seven, you get the same result as when you add three to the same number and th

SOLUTION: Please help me answer this word problem: When you add three to a number and then divide the sum by seven, you get the same result as when you add three to the same number and th

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Question 823208: Please help me answer this word problem:
When you add three to a number and then divide the sum by seven, you get the same result as when you add three to the same number and then divide the sum by twelve. What is the number?

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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x+3)/7=(x+3)/12
12x+36=7x+21
12x-7x=21-36
5x=-15
x=-15/5
x=-3
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(-3+3)/7=(-3+3)/12
0=0
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