SOLUTION: the sum of an integer and three more than five times itself is 33. find the integer? so by this formula x+(5x+3)=33 the x=5 how is it 5?

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Question 1086739: the sum of an integer and three more than five times itself is 33. find the integer? so by this formula x+(5x+3)=33 the x=5 how is it 5?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, MathTherapy:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your equation and answer are correct.

Let's check the answer in the words.
the sum of an integer and...
That integer is 5.  So we have 5 to start with that we're going
to add something to.
...three more than five times itself is 33.
Five times itself (which is 5) is 5x5 or 25.
Then three more than that is 28.  We had
5 to start with, so we add 28 to the 5 we
had to start with and we get 33.

Edwin

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the sum of an integer and three more than five times itself is 33. find the integer? so by this formula x+(5x+3)=33 the x=5 how is it 5?
x + (5x + 3) = 33

x + 5x + 3 = 33 ------ Distributing 1 to 5x + 3, or GETTING rid of parentheses

6x = 30 ----- Combining like-terms

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