SOLUTION: If 7 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to three times the number. Find the number.
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Question 643105: If 7 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to three times the number. Find the number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 7 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to three times the number. Find the number.
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Equation:
5x + 7 = 3x
2x + 7 = 0
2x = -7
x = -3.5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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