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If 3 times a certain number is increased by 4 the result is 28. What is the number?

If x is "the number," which of the following equations could be used to solve for the number?
3x+4 = 28
3(x+4)=28
3x4 + 28

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Greetings from Brasil....

According to the statement of the question, we have:

3X + 4 = 28

isolating X we get

X = 8

If 3 times a certain number is increased by 4 the result is 28. What is the number-example-1
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