The sum of five and three times a number is 89. What is the number?
5 + 3n = 89
3n = 84
n = 28
To find the number, we can set up an equation based on the information provided. Let's assume the number is represented by the variable "x".
According to the problem, the sum of five and three times the number is equal to 89.
Writing this in equation form, we have:
5 + 3x = 89
To find the value of "x", we can isolate the variable on one side of the equation:
Subtracting 5 from both sides:
3x = 89 - 5
3x = 84
Next, we can solve for "x" by dividing both sides by 3:
x = 84 / 3
x = 28
Therefore, the number we are looking for is 28.