document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=719478>Question 719478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 17 more than the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #441362 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><B>graphmatics(170)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=graphmatics><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=441362\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the number then adding 3 to the number we get x+3. Tripling it we get 3*(x+3). 17 more than the number is 17+x. As these are equal we get that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(3+x)=17+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+3*x=17+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*x-x+9-17=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*x-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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