Write an inequality from the following word phrase and solve it. twelve less than the product of three and a number is at least fifteen \( 12 x-3 \geq 15 \) \[ x \geq 1 \] \( 3 x-12 \geq 15 \) \( x \geq 3 \) \( 3 x-12 \geq 15 \) \( 3 x-12 \geq 15 \) \( x \geq 9 \) \( x \geq 17 \)
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