SOLUTION: A number is multiplied by 5. If 12 is added to the product you get 37. What is the number?

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Question 722177: A number is multiplied by 5. If 12 is added to the product you get 37. What is the number?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let the number be x:
5x+12=37
Now subtract 12 and divide by 5:
x=5
Make sense?
RJ
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