<PRE><B>Question 726045</B>
let x represent the number.


3 multiplied by the sum of 4 and the number is the same as 18 more than the number.


this statement translates to:


3 * (x + 4) = x + 18


solve for x as follows:


simplify the equation to get:
3x + 12 = x + 18
subtract 12 from both sides of the equation to get:
3x = x + 6
subtract x from both sides of the equation to get:
2x = 6
divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get:
x = 3


that should be your answer.


substitute the value of 3 for the number to see if this solves the original problem.


the original problem is:


Three multiplied by the sum of 4 and a number is the same as 18 more than the number. Find the number.


Assuming the number is 3, this statement then becomes:


Three multiplied by the sum of 4 and 3 is the same as 18 more than 3. Find the number.


18 more than 3 is equal to 21.


3 multiplied by the sum of 4 and 3 is 3 multiplied by 7 which is equal to 21.


This confirms the solution that the number is 3.










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