SOLUTION: Translate the sentence to an equation, then solve: If three more than a number is equal to fifteen, what is the number?

SOLUTION: Translate the sentence to an equation, then solve: If three more than a number is equal to fifteen, what is the number?

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Question 586142: Translate the sentence to an equation, then solve:
If three more than a number is equal to fifteen, what is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3=15
x=15-3
x=12
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