SOLUTION: 9. The sum of three times a number and eight is twenty-two. Find the number.

SOLUTION: 9. The sum of three times a number and eight is twenty-two. Find the number.

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Question 805174: 9. The sum of three times a number and eight is twenty-two. Find the number.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+8=22
3x=14
x = 14/3
or
3(x+8)=22
x+8=22/3
x=(22/3)-8
x = -2/3
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