SOLUTION: Three more than one half a number is the same as 17 minus three times the number

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Question 977221: Three more than one half a number is the same as 17 minus three times the number
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let' number be x
three more than one half a number is x%2F2%2B3
the same as: equal to
+17 minus three times the number: 17-3x
so, you have
x%2F2%2B3=17-3x.......solve for x
x%2F2%2B3x=17-3
x%2F2%2B6x%2F2=14
7x%2F2=14
7x=14%2A2
x=%2814%2A2%29%2F7
x=%28cross%2814%292%2A2%29%2Fcross%287%29
x=2%2A2
x=4