SOLUTION: please help solve the following word problem five times the sum of a number and seven is thirty. find the number

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Question 543874: please help solve the following word problem
five times the sum of a number and seven is thirty. find the number
Answer by MsRedz123(24) About Me  (Show Source):
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5(x+7)=30
5x+35=30
5x=30-35
5x=-5
5x/5=-5/5
x=-1
The number therefore is (-1).