If 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled the result is 11 more than the number how do you find the number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-24T01:55:04

The number is #1#.

We shall consider the number as #x#. We know that:

#3(x+3)=x+11#

Open the brackets and simplify.

#3x+9=x+11#

Subtract #x# from both sides.

#2x+9=11#

Subtract #9# from both sides.

#2x=2#

Divide both sides by #2#.

#x=1#