SOLUTION: How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven

Question 234564: How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven
Found 3 solutions by nyc_function, stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by nyc_function(2741)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the equation:
(1/3)(x + 7) = 7
Can you finish now?
Solve for x and you're done.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven
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Let the number be "x".
Equation:
(1/3)(x+7) = 7
Multiply both sides by 3 to get:
x+7 = 21
x = 14
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"sum" means add. "of" means multiply. "is" means equals.

Let represent the number. Then the sum of the number and seven means . One third of the sum means one-third times the sum, so, . Finally, all of that is seven which means:

So the number is 14.

John

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