SOLUTION: if three is added to five times a number, the result is thirty-one more than the number. find the number..

SOLUTION: if three is added to five times a number, the result is thirty-one more than the number. find the number..

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Question 215779: if three is added to five times a number, the result is thirty-one more than the number. find the number..
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x+3=x+31
4x=28
x=7
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5(7)+3=7+31
38=38
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