SOLUTION: Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number. Eight less than three times a number

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Question 108492: Write the following phrase using symbols.
Use the variable x to represent the number.

Eight less than three times a number
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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Three times a number is represented as 3x. therefore, eight less than three times a number is 3x-8

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