SOLUTION: pls pls help me...i really need it. t.y Three times the difference of 18 subtracted from a certain number is 5 less than the number increased by 15. Find the number

Question 914506: pls pls help me...i really need it. t.y
Three times the difference of 18 subtracted from a certain number is 5 less than the number increased by 15. Find the number
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You just need to assign a variable and then transform the description into an equation. Purely literal without any crazy things.

x, the number.

Go through the description piece by piece to see how the transcription agrees.

Solving the equation is no big deal.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

pls pls help me...i really need it. t.y
Three times the difference of 18 subtracted from a certain number is 5 less than the number increased by 15. Find the number

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