SOLUTION: If 4 is added to a number, and the sum is tripled, the result is 29 more than the original number. Find the number.

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Question 883419: If 4 is added to a number, and the sum is tripled, the result is 29 more than the original number. Find the number.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3%28N%2B4%29=29%2BN
3N%2B12=29%2BN
2N=17
N=17%2F2
Were you expecting your answer to be an integer?