A problem states: "There are 3 more baseballs than bats in a dugout. There are 15 bats and baseballs in the dugout in all. How many bats are there in the dugout?"

Let b represent the number of bats.

Which equation represents the situation?

A. 2(b+3)=15

B. b + 3 = 15

C. 2b + 3 = 15

D. 2b−3=15