Difference 3300

The difference between five and three times the number, what I think, is three greater than this number. What number do I think?

Correct answer:

x =  3

Step-by-step explanation:


5x-3x = x+3

5·x-3·x = x+3

x = 3


x = 3/1 = 3

x = 3

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