SOLUTION: If the product of some number and three is increased by eight, the result is five times the number. What is the number?

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Question 350126: If the product of some number and three is increased by eight, the result is five times the number. What is the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
3N%2B8=5N
2N=8
highlight%28N=4%29