SOLUTION: if 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 11 more than the number. Find the number
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Question 563823: if 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 11 more than the number. Find the number
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set it up this way:
Let n = the number:
Simplify.
Subtract n from both sides.
Subtract 9 from both sides.
Divide both sides by 2.
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