Explanation
To compute the answer, let us make the unknown number y
Thus
We can represent the given statement as
[tex]y-3=63[/tex]The next step will be to solve for y
[tex]\begin{gathered} add\text{ 3 to both sides} \\ \\ y-3+3=63+3 \\ y=66 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the number is 66