Number puzzle

The difference between five times and three times a certain number is three more than the number itself. What is the number?

Final 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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