SOLUTION: If the sum of an integer and 7 is multiplied by 3, the result is 6 times the original number? What's the integer?

SOLUTION: If the sum of an integer and 7 is multiplied by 3, the result is 6 times the original number? What's the integer?

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Question 570173: If the sum of an integer and 7 is multiplied by 3, the result is 6 times the original number? What's the integer?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the sum of an integer and 7 is multiplied by 3, the result is 6 times the original number? What's the integer?
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Equation:
3(x + 7) = 6x
Divide both sides by 3:
x+7 = 2x
x = 7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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