SOLUTION: if 1 is added to a number and the sun is tripled, the result is15 more than the number.find the number

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Question 605690: if 1 is added to a number and the sun is tripled, the result is15 more than the number.find the number
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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Whenever you are given questions like this, the best thing to first figure out is what you are trying to solve for. In our case, we want to find the number.
We will let this number be x.
Now, using the question we can make an equation:
3%28x%2B1%29=x%2B15
Now, the only thing left to do is solve for x (isolate the variable):
3x%2B3=x%2B15
3x%2B3-x-3=x%2B15-x-3
3x-x=15-3
2x=12
x=6
Hopefully this helps:) Let me know if you are unsure of any of the steps that were taken:)