Answer:
the number is 5
Step-by-step explanation:
let 'x' equal 'the number'
let '3x' equal 'three times the number'
we know that the word 'is' in math is the same as 'equals', therefore the equation produced is:
2x = 3x - 5
subtract 3x from each side of the equation to get:
-x = -5
if we multiply each side by -1 we get x = 5
