SOLUTION: Please help me with this question. When you add three to a number and then divide the sum by seven, you get the same result as when you add three to the same number and then div

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Question 823227: Please help me with this question.
When you add three to a number and then divide the sum by seven, you get the same result as when you add three to the same number and then divide the sum by twelve. What is the number?
Thank you for your help.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3 + x)/7 = (3 + x)/12
12(3 + x) = 7(3 + x)
36 + 12x = 21 + 7x
5x = -15
x = -3
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