Question

4. The difference of 3 times a number and 5 is 22.Solve.a9

Answer 1

Let x be the number that we want to find

The direfence of 3 times x and 5 is 22. We can write it in the form of the following equation:

3x - 5 = 22

3x = 22 + 5

3x = 27

x = 27/3

x = 9ber