SOLUTION: Can you put this into an equation: two less than the product of three and 'x' is eight?

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Question 404431: Can you put this into an equation: two less than the product of three and 'x' is eight?
Answer by Algebra2you(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product of three and x means three times x or 3x
Two less than means minus 2, so now we have 3x-2
Is eight means =8
So we get the equation 3x-2=8