SOLUTION: how do you translate ( the sum of 8 and three times k equal the difference of 5 times k and 3) into a equation

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Question 532359: how do you translate ( the sum of 8 and three times k equal the difference of 5 times k and 3) into a equation
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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the sum of 8 and three times k equals the difference of 5 times k and 3.
the sum of 8 and three times k equals the difference of 5 times k and 3.
Replace the words "three times k" by " 3k ":

the sum of 8 and 3k equals the difference of 5 times k and 3.
the sum of 8 and 3k equals the difference of 5 times k and 3.
Replace the words "5 times k" by " 5k ":

the sum of 8 and 3k equals the difference of 5k and 3.
the sum of 8 and 3k equals the difference of 5k and 3.
Replace the words "the sum of 8 and 3k" by " 8+3k ":

8 + 3k equals the difference of 5k and 3.
8 + 3k equals the difference of 5k and 3.
Replace the words "the difference of 5k and 3" by " 5k - 3 ":

8 + 3k equals 5k - 3
8 + 3k equals 5k - 3 
Replace the word "equals" with an equal sign " = ":

8 + 3k = 5k - 3
Solve that equation and get
k = 11%2F2
Edwin