Finding Sarah's Original Number of Apples

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Sarah has a number of apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend and then has 12 apples left. We can express the number of apples she originally had with the equation:

$$ x - 3 = 12 $$

Where $$ x $$ represents the number of apples Sarah originally had. What is the value of $$ x $$?

$$ 15 $$

$$ 12 $$

$$ 10 $$

$$ 18 $$

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