SOLUTION: 25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number. Eight less than three times a number A) 3(8 � x) B) 3(x � 8) C) 3x � 8 D) 8 � 3x

Question 57835: 25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 � x)
B) 3(x � 8)
C) 3x � 8
D) 8 � 3x
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Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 � x)
B) 3(x � 8)
3x � 8
D) 8 � 3x
"Eight less" means -8
"Three times a number" means 3x
Happy Calculating!!!
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