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The product of a number and three is added to six. The result is fifteen. What is the number?

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User Kennyc
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product of number added to six is fifteen
3n + 6 = 15
take 6 to the right side
3n + 6 - 6 = 15 - 6
3n = 9

Divide by 3 to isolate the unknown number n

(3n)/(3) = (9)/(3)
3 and 3 cancels out
n = 3

The number is 3

User Neeku
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the number is 3
3x3=9
9+6=15
User Joshua Pack
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