SOLUTION: what is 3 less than thrice a number?

SOLUTION: what is 3 less than thrice a number?

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Question 151148: what is 3 less than thrice a number?
Answer by galileo(7) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the number
3x = thrice the number
three less than thrice the number would be :
3x - 3 ans.
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