SOLUTION: A number multiplied by -8, subtracted from the sum of 10 and three times the number
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Question 1123967: A number multiplied by -8, subtracted from the sum of 10 and three times the number
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52782) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(10+3x) - (-8x)
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at each word or group of words and see how it translates into a mathematical expression.
A number...
x
...multiplied by -8...
x*(-8), or -8x
...subtracted from...
(???) - (-8x) (we don't yet know what the -8x is subtracted from)
...subtracted from the sum of...
(??? + ???) - (-8x) (now we know the -8x is subtracted from the sum of two (or more) things)
...subtracted from the sum of 10 and 3 times the number
(10+3x) - (-8x) (and now we know exactly what sum the -8x is subtracted from
Complete translation:
(10+3x) - (-8x)
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