Five less than the product of a number of a and three is ten. Find the number

Andrew Schultz asked Dec 21, 2023

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Andrew Schultz asked Dec 21, 2023

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Answer:

Explanation:

3a-5 = 10

=> 3a = 10+5

=>
(3a)/(3) =
(15)/(3)

=> a=5

Neil Mussett answered Dec 27, 2023

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