Five more than three times a number is that number increased by 40. what is the number

Solve the equation for x.3(6x - 1) = 12 i've tried doing the math and i can't find out what i'm doing wrong

Amachine part consists of a half sphere and a cylinder, as shown in the figure. the total volume of the part is π cubic inches.

The bottom of ignacio's desktop is 74.5cm from the floor. ignacios sits in his adjustable chair, and the tops of his legs are 49.3cm from the floor. each clockwise rotation of the knob on the chair raises ignacio's legs by 4.8cm. write an inequality to determine the number of clockwise rotations, r, ignacio could make with the knob without his legs touching the desk.