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The product of a number and 3 is equal to 15 minutes twice the number, find the number.​

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Answer:

The answer is 3

Explanation:

Let the number to be found be x

The product of a number and 3 is written as

3 × x = 3x

15 minus twice the number is written as

15 - 2x

Now equate the two statements

That's

3x = 15 - 2x

Group like terms

3x + 2x = 15

5x = 15

Divide both sides by 5

the final answer is

x = 3

Hope this helps you

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