SOLUTION: okay...i recently had a test and on this test it stated 8 more than 3 times a number is 62 find the numbers let x =the number equation____________________ solve i tired to do

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Question 14163: okay...i recently had a test and on this test it stated 8 more than 3 times a number is 62 find the numbers
let x =the number
equation____________________
solve
i tired to do it my self and like always...my answer was wrong...
i came up with the answer 18.4

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8 more than 3 times a number is 62 find the numbers
More than means addition; 3 times means 3(x)
So the equation would be:
3x+8=62
3x=62-8
3x=54
x=18
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