SOLUTION: If 5 is subtracted from three times a number, the result is 7 more than twice the number. What is the number?

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Question 125229: If 5 is subtracted from three times a number, the result is 7 more than twice the number. What is the number?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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3X-5=2X+7
3X-2X=7+5
X=12 ANSWER.
PROOF
3*12-5=2*12+7
36-5=24+7
31=31