Three times the sum of a number and four is equal to five times the number, decreased by two

Three times the sum of a number and seven is negative thirty-six. what is the number?

Atheater wants to build movable steps that they can use to go on and off the stage. they want the steps to have enough space inside so they can also be used to store props. how much space is inside the steps?

There is an entrance to the computer room at point e which lies on ab and is 5 feet from point a. plot point e on the coordinate plane. find the distance from the entrance at point e to the printer at point e