SOLUTION: How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven

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Question 234564: How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven
Found 3 solutions by nyc_function, stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here is the equation:
(1/3)(x + 7) = 7
Can you finish now?
Solve for x and you're done.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do write this out?: One third of the sum of a number and seven is seven
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Let the number be "x".
Equation:
(1/3)(x+7) = 7
Multiply both sides by 3 to get:
x+7 = 21
x = 14
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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"sum" means add. "of" means multiply. "is" means equals.

Let represent the number. Then the sum of the number and seven means . One third of the sum means one-third times the sum, so, . Finally, all of that is seven which means:



So the number is 14.

John