Question

If 7 more than twice a number is 5 less than three times the same number, what is the number?

Answer 1

12! 7 more of 12 times 2 is 31 and 12*3 is 36-5 is 31!

Answer 2

12

Solution

Let X be the unknown number we are supposed to find.

Given information from the question, we can form up an equation:

2X + 7 = 3X - 5

3X - 2X = 7 + 5

X = 12

Therefore the unknown number is 12