SOLUTION: Doubled the sum of a number and 5 is the same as fourteen more then triple the same number, Find the number

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Question 838651: Doubled the sum of a number and 5 is the same as fourteen more then triple the same number, Find the number
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(n+5)=3n+14
2n+10=3n+14
2n-3n=14-10
-n=4
n=-4
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2(-4+5)=3*-4+14
2=2