SOLUTION: Ninety-eight more than three times a number is 119. What is the number?

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Question 1001149: Ninety-eight more than three times a number is 119. What is the number?
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Hi there,
Ninety-eight more than three times a number is 119
Make the number = 'x'
98 + 3x = 119
3x = 119 - 98
3x = 21
x = 7.
The number is 7
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