Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract \(3\) from a certain number and then divide the result by \(9.\) Instead, she subtracted \(9\) and then divided the result by \(3,\) giving an answer of \(43.\) What would her answer have been had she worked the problem correctly?
A. \(15\)
B. \(34\)
C. \(43\)
D. \(51\)
E. \(138\)
The OA is A
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