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

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asked Feb 25, 2021 193k views

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Jatin Dhoot · Answer 1 · 2021-03-04T06:23:12+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

Let the number to be found be x

The product of a number and 3 is written as

15 minus twice the number is written as

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

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