3.9 plus 6.9 times a number equals the sum of the number and 33.9, what is the number? Express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to t

Question

what is the number we are looking for 

Answer 1

3.9 + 6.9n = n + 33.9

3.9 + 6.9n - 3.9 = 33.9 - 3.9

6.9n = 30

6.9n/6.9 = 30/6.9

n = 10/2.3 = 100/23

Answer 2

x = the number

 

3.9 + 6.9x = x + 33.9

 

Can you solve for x and finish from here?