SOLUTION: If 8 is added to three times a number ,the result is -31. Find the number.

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Question 1027102: If 8 is added to three times a number ,the result is -31. Find the number.
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number.
3x+8=-31
Solve for x.
Subtract 8 from both sides.
3x=-39
Divide 3 from both sides.
ANSWER: x=-13