SOLUTION: What is the mathematical equation of "One number is 8 more than thrice another. Their sum is 82"?

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Question 692800: What is the mathematical equation of "One number is 8 more than thrice another. Their sum is 82"?
Answer by rimjhim.tomar(21) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one number be x, then another would be 3x+8.
Given the sum is 82,
equation follows-
x+3x+8=82
or
4x+8=82.