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

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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.