SOLUTION: Five times the sum of 3 and some number is 70. What is the number?

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Question 147419: Five times the sum of 3 and some number is 70. What is the number?
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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First write it in symbols, then solve.
5(3+n)=70
3+n=14
n=11