Question

The sum of 5 and three times a number is 308. What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

101

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be n then 3 times the number is 3n and

5 + 3n = 308 ( subtract 5 from both sides )

3n = 303 ( divide both sides by 3 )

n= 101

The number is 101