The difference between 15 and the number multiplied by 2.

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For the following question, can both answers be considered as correct? Is the question ambiguous?

Write a linear equation for :

When a certain number is added to 3 the result is the difference between 15 and the number multiplied by 2.

Answer 1: N + 3 = 15 - 2N

Answer 2: N + 3 = 2(15 - N)

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