SOLUTION: if four is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is five less than 3 times the number. Find the number

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Question 544870: if four is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is five less than 3 times the number. Find the number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let number be x
4 added = x+4
doubled = 2(x+4)
3 times number = 3x
5 less = 3x-5
2(x+4)=3x-5
2x+8=3x-5
3x-2x=8+5
x=13