SOLUTION: Translate "the difference between three times a number and five is equal to eight times the number" into an equation and solve.

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Question 915032: Translate "the difference between three times a number and five is equal to eight times the number" into an equation and solve.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Exactly what it say, and nothing different.
x, the number.
3x-5=8x