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If 5 is subtracted from three times a number the result is 16. Find the number.

Answer»

Let the number be x, 5 is subtracted from 3 times the number the result is 16. 

3x – 5 = 16 

3x= 16 + 5 

3x = 21 

x = \(\frac{21}{3}\)

x = 7 

∴ The number is 7



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