document.write( "Question 396504: Three times the sum of five and a number is 48. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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Three times the sum of five and a number is 48. Find the number.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "3(5+x) = 48
\n" ); document.write( "5+x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "x = 11
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