SOLUTION: 7 is added to 3 times a number the result is then doubled if the answer is 68 find the number

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Question 1161951: 7 is added to 3 times a number the result is then doubled if the answer is 68 find the number
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the number you started with: x
3 times that number: 3x
7 added to 3 times the number: 3x+7
the result doubled: 6x+14

The final result is 68:
6x+14 = 68
6x = 54
x = 9

The number you started with was 9.

CHECK:
9
3 times 9 = 27
7 added to 27 = 34
34 doubled = 68