SOLUTION: if 5 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 27 more than the number. Find the number

SOLUTION: if 5 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 27 more than the number. Find the number

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Question 469041: if 5 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 27 more than the number. Find the number
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(n+5)x3=n+27
3n+15=n+27
2n=12
n=6..
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