SOLUTION: Three times the sum of some number plus 3 is equal to six times the number minus fifteen. I wrote the equation as 3(x+3)=6(x-15) but it is not coming to the answer I need. The a

Question 342441: Three times the sum of some number plus 3 is equal to six times the number minus fifteen.
I wrote the equation as 3(x+3)=6(x-15) but it is not coming to the answer I need. The answer I need is 8. How do I get there?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation is actually .

Start with the given equation.

Distribute.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the answer is

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