SOLUTION: If 5 added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 19 more than number. Find the number.

Question 446482: If 5 added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 19 more than number. Find the number.
Answer by Leaf W.(135) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number
If 5 is added to a number = x + 5
And the sum is tripled = 3(x + 5)
19 more than the number = x + 19
3(x + 5) = x + 19
Distribute the 3 into the x and 5: 3x + 15 = x + 19
Subtract 15 from both sides: 3x = x + 4
Subtract x from both sides: 2x = 4
Divide both sides by 2: x = 2
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Therefore, the number is 2.
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