SOLUTION: Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number. Eight less than three times a number Would the answer be 3x-8?

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Question 85084: Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
Would the answer be 3x-8?
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes it would be 3x-8. Good job!