document.write( "Question 1198802: How do you translate this algebraic expression : Ten more than thrice a number x less than 12? Is it 12-3x+10 or 12-(3x+10) ? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #832452 by mccravyedwin(408) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Follow the reasoning here:

Ten more than thrice a number x less than 12
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document.write( "\"Ten more than (something)\" tells me that we're going to be \r\n" );
document.write( "adding 10 to the \"something\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's see what the \"something\" is that we're going to add 10 to:

thrice a number x less than 12

That's \"(something) less than 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"(Something) less than 12\" means we're going to be subtracting something from 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's see what \"the something\" is we're going to be subtracting from 12:

thrice a number x

That's 3x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So let's subtract 3x from 12.  To do that we put 12 down first \r\n" );
document.write( "then subtract 3x from it, giving us:\r\n" );
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document.write( "12 - 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "We said in the beginning we were going to add 10 to what we got.  \r\n" );
document.write( "So let's add 10 to it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "12 - 3x + 10 \r\n" );
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