SOLUTION: when three times a number is decresed by five,the result is 37.what is the number?

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Question 613757: when three times a number is decresed by five,the result is 37.what is the number?
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Hi, 

when three times a number is decresed by five,the result is 37

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  3n - 5 = 37

    3n = 42

     n = 14

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 3·14 - 5 = 42 - 5 = 37