Question

What is the number that yields the same value when it is multiplied by three and then increased by five as when it is multiplied by five then decreased by three?

Answer 1

this is equation
3x+5=5x+3
2=2x, x=1

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

3x + 5 = 5x - 3

3x + 8 = 5x

8 = 2x

4 = x