if the sum of a number and seven is tripled, the result is two less than twice the number. find the number?
unknown values: n
equation: 3(n + 7) = 2*n - 2
answer: -23
Robert thinks of a number. When he multiples his number by 5 and subtracts 16 from the result, he gets the same answer as to when he adds 10 to his number and multiples the result by 3. Find the number Robert is thinking of.
unknown values: x
equation: 5*x - 16 = (x + 10) * 3
answer: 23
the sum of two times a number and eight is equal to three times the difference between the number and four. What's the number?
unknown values: n
equation: 2*n + 8 = 3(n - 4)
answer: 20
twice the sum of a number and sixteen is five less than three times the number?find the number?
unknown values: n
equation: 2(n + 16) = 3*n - 5
answer: 37
a number is 7 less than another. if 4 times the smaller number plus twice the larger is 46, find the two numbers?
unknown values: y,x
equation: x-y=7
equation:4*y+2*x=46
answer: 16/3; 37/3 | 5.333; 12.333
One number is 15 more than the other. The sum of twice the larger and 3 times the smaller is 182. Find the numbers.
unknown values: x,y
equation: x = 15 + y
equation: 2*x + 3*y = 182
answer: {227/5; 152/5} | {45.4; 30.4}
The first number is 5 less than the second number. Four times the first number plus five times the second number is 74. Find the numbers.
unknown values: m,n
equation: m = n - 5
equation: 4*m + 5*n = 74
answer: 49/9; 94/9 | 5.444; 10.444
One number is 12 more than another number. The sum of twice the larger number and three times the smaller number is 64. Find the numbers.
unknown values: m,n
equation: m = n + 12
equation: 2*m + 3*n = 64
answer: {20; 8}
The difference of two integers is 9. Five times the smaller is 7 more than three times the larger. Find the numbers.
unknown values: x,y
equation: x-y=9
equation: 5*y=3*x+7
answer: {26; 17}
Two numbers differ by 3. Four times the lesser diminished by three times the greater is 7. Find the numbers.
unknown values: x,y
equation: x-y=3
equation: 4*y-3*x=7
answer: {16; 19}