Answer;
[tex]n=1[/tex]Explanation;
Here, we want to get a number
Since the number is not known at the moment, we can start by identifying the number with an a;phabet
Let us call this n
If 1 is added to the number
mathematical representation;
[tex]1+n[/tex]And the sum is tripled;
[tex]3(1+n)[/tex]The result is 5 more than the number
5 more than the number is simply;
[tex]5+n[/tex]So, we equate this to what we had initially as follows;
[tex]5+n=3(1+n)[/tex]We can now solve this equation for n
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5+n=3+3n \\ 5-3=3n-n \\ 2n=2 \\ n=\frac{2}{2} \\ n=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]