SOLUTION: Five times a number and 7 is the same as three times the number and 11. Find the number.

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Question 712889:
Five times a number and 7 is the same as three times the number and 11. Find the number.
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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5X+7=3X+11
5X-3X=11-7
2X=4
X=4/2
X=2 ANS.
PROOF:
5*2+7=3*2+11
10+7=6+11
17=17