SOLUTION: 5.If 3 is added to a certain number, the result is 15 less than three times the number. Find the number.

SOLUTION: 5.If 3 is added to a certain number, the result is 15 less than three times the number. Find the number.

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Question 1101537: 5.If 3 is added to a certain number, the result is 15 less than three times the number. Find the number.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
M, the number

M=9
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