SOLUTION: Fifteen less than 3 times a number is 36. What is the number?

SOLUTION: Fifteen less than 3 times a number is 36. What is the number?

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Question 424275: Fifteen less than 3 times a number is 36. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x-15=36
3x=51
x=17
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