SOLUTION: One more than three times a number using x as the variable

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Question 974023: One more than three times a number using x as the variable
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+1 is what is needed. These problems must be read carefully, and they must be written carefully.
Twice the value of three times a number plus one is ambiguous: it may be 2(3x+1) or 2(3x) +1.
One more than 3 times a number is clear.