SOLUTION: if 3 times a number is increased by 5, the result is the same as when 77 is decreased by 9 times the number. Find the number

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Question 651689: if 3 times a number is increased by 5, the result is the same as when 77 is decreased by 9 times the number. Find the number
Answer by shweta(56) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be 'n'
3 times the number increased by 5= 3*n +5 = say x
77 decreased by 9 times the number= 77- 9*n = x
Equating both the equations
3n +5 = 77- 9n
we will bring the term with the variable together
3n + 9n= 77-5
12n = 72
n= 72/12
n= 6