SOLUTION: ten more than three times the number is 130.

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Question 527959: ten more than three times the number is 130.
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"ten more than three times the number is 130" translates to 3x%2B10=130 where x is the unknown number.


Now let's solve for x



3x%2B10=130 Start with the given equation.


3x=130-10 Subtract 10 from both sides.


3x=120 Combine like terms on the right side.


x=%28120%29%2F%283%29 Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x.


x=40 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x=40



This means that the unknown number is 40.


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