​Five times the sum of a number and Three is the same as Three multiplied by one less than twice the number. What is the number?

Five times the sum of a number and Three is the same as Three multiplied by one less than twice the number. What is the number?

 

Let the number be=n

 

5n + 3=3(2n -1)

5n + 3=6n - 3

5n - 6n=-3 - 3

-n=-6 multiply both sides by -1

n=6