SOLUTION: need help writing algebriac expression for these problems "the product of 8 and a number is 88," "the sum of three and twice a number is 55", three times the sum of three and a nu

Question 133140: need help writing algebriac expression for these problems "the product of 8 and a number is 88," "the sum of three and twice a number is 55", three times the sum of three and a number is 57" and "eight more than five times a number is that number increased by 28".
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"the product of 8 and a number is 88," 8x=88
"the sum of three and twice a number is 55" , 3+2x=55
three times the sum of three and a number is 57" 3(3+x)=57
"eight more than five times a number is that number increased by 28". 8+5x=x+28
(in all cases x is the number)
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