SOLUTION: If you could please help me with this word problem Twice the sum of a number and 3 is equal to three times the difference of a number and 8. i got 2(3+x)=3(8-

Question 642627: If you could please help me with this word problem
Twice the sum of a number and 3 is equal to three times the difference of a number and 8.
i got 2(3+x)=3(8-x)
but when i solve they don't equal where did i go wrong?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Twice the sum of a number and 3 is equal to three times the difference of a number and 8.
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2(3+x)=3(8-x)
6+2x = 24-3x
x = 18/5
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the difference of a number and 8 can be x-8, too.
2(3+x)=3(x-8)
6+2x = 3x-24
x = 30
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i got 2(3+x)=3(8-x)
but when i solve they don't equal where did i go wrong?
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