Word problems : Linear Equations

You should anticipate a question that expects you to convert information presented in words into an equation and solve it.

They are commonly referred to as "word problems". The key to getting those questions right is to try and decode the information in the sentence and frame equations accordingly.

Here is a question that will give you an idea of how to frame a linear equation from the information given in the question statement.

If the result of seven more than four times a number is tripled, the resultant number is three more than fifteen times the number. What is the number?
1. 6
2. 7
3. 4
4. 15
5. 12