The Reptile House at the zoo has 5 fewer animals than 3 times the number of animals housed in the Rain Forest exhibit. If the Reptile House has 16 animals, how many are in the Rain Forest exhibit?
Let x be the number of animals in the Rain Forest exhibit
3x-5=16
3x=21
x=
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