Next → Post Test: Expressions and Equations Submit Test e Reader T 13 Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. A number is 5 more than 3 times another number. The sum of the two numbers is 33. As an equation, this is written x + 3x + 5 = 33, where x represents the smaller number. Plug in the numbers from the set {3,5,7,9} to find the value of x. The value of x that holds true for the equation is 3 5 7 9. So, the smaller number is 3 5 7 9and the larger number is 24 26 28 30​