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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