Let's denote the number as x. The statement "double a number is 3 more than a number" can be mathematically represented as 2x = x + 3. By solving this equation, we find that x = 3. Therefore, the number in question is 3.
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Assuming that the question is double a number is 3 more than THE number, let the original number be x then double the number (= 2x) is 3 more than the number (= x+3) So solve 2x = x + 3 Take x away from each side: x = 3
Any negative number.
1st odd number . . . 1 (1 less than double 1)2nd odd number . . . 3 (1 less than double 2)3rd odd number . . . 5 (1 less than double 3)4th odd number . . . 7 (1 less than double 4)5th odd number . . . 9 (1 less than double 5)Are you seeing a pattern yet ?6th odd number . . . 11 (1 less than double 6)7th odd number . . . 13 (1 less than double 7)...Qth odd number . . . . (1 less than double Q)
"more than" means "greater than". 100 is greater than 1 because it's a bigger number. 0 is greater than -3 because 0 is a greater number.
There are no numbers that are more than 5 but less than 3. 3 is less than 5, so anything that is less than 3 is also less than 5.
the equation is 2x + 4 = x - 3 solving it yields x = -7