If thrice a number is increased by 11,the result is 35. What is the number

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    If thrice a number is increased by 11,the result is 35. What is the number?

    • The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable. Let's call it x.
    • Thrice means multiply by 3, so we have 3x
    • Increased by 11 means we add 11, so we have 3x + 11
    • The result is means an equation, so we set 3x + 11 equal to 35
    3x + 11 = 35 <-- This is our algebraic expression

    The problem ask us to solve the algebraic expression.
    Typing this problem into our search engine, we get x = 8.
     

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