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 418372: If 5 is subtracted from three times a number, the result is 7 more than twice the number. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x-5=2x+7
x=12
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3*12-5=2*12+7
31=31