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) About Me  (Show Source):
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M, the number

M%2B3=-15%2B3M


M=9