SOLUTION: 25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 – x)
B) 3(x – 8)
C) 3x – 8
D) 8 – 3x
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Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 – x)
B) 3(x – 8)
C) 3x – 8
D) 8 – 3x
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Question 57835: 25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 – x)
B) 3(x – 8)
C) 3x – 8
D) 8 – 3x
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 25. Write the following phrase using symbols. Use the variable x to represent the number.
Eight less than three times a number
A) 3(8 – x)
B) 3(x – 8) 3x – 8
D) 8 – 3x
"Eight less" means -8
"Three times a number" means 3x
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