SOLUTION: Write the equation and solve: three times a number subtracted from eight is 35

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Question 437588: Write the equation and solve:
three times a number subtracted from eight is 35
Found 2 solutions by Klaus, rfer:
Answer by Klaus(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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we first need to know where is our variable is in this equation we are going to make. It is bascilly "a number".
So breaking down the word equation into parts:
three times a number- 3x
subtracted from eight- -8
is 35- =35
3x-8=25
solve equation by adding 8 to both sides then dividing by 3 and x=11

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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8-3x=35
-3x=27
x=-9