SOLUTION: Twice the sum of a number and eleven is twenty-two less than three times the number. Find the number.

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Question 264855: Twice the sum of a number and eleven is twenty-two less than three times the number. Find the number.
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Twice the sum of a number and eleven is twenty-two less than three times the number. Find the number.
let the number be x

twice the number and eleven = 2x+11
22 less than 3 times the number
3x-22
3x-22=2x+11
3x-2x=11+22
x=33
The number is 33