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  • 09-07-2018
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Five more than three times a number is that number increased by 40. What is the number

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altavistard
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  • 09-07-2018
Let the number be n.

Then 3n+5 = n+40
Combining like terms, we get

         2n = 35, and so n = 35/7, or 17 1/2.

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