SOLUTION: if 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 11 more than the number. Find the number

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Question 563823: if 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 11 more than the number. Find the number
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set it up this way:
Let n = the number:
3%28n%2B3%29+=+n%2B11 Simplify.
3n%2B9+=+n%2B11 Subtract n from both sides.
2n%2B9+=+11 Subtract 9 from both sides.
2n+=+2 Divide both sides by 2.
n+=+1