<PRE><B>Question 1123967</B>
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Look at each word or group of words and see how it translates into a mathematical expression.&lt;br&gt;
A number...&lt;br&gt;
x&lt;br&gt;
...multiplied by -8...&lt;br&gt;
x*(-8), or -8x&lt;br&gt;
...subtracted from...&lt;br&gt;
(???) - (-8x)   (we don&#39;t yet know what the -8x is subtracted from)&lt;br&gt;
...subtracted from the sum of...&lt;br&gt;
(??? + ???) - (-8x)  (now we know the -8x is subtracted from the sum of two (or more) things)&lt;br&gt;
...subtracted from the sum of 10 and 3 times the number&lt;br&gt;
(10+3x) - (-8x)  (and now we know exactly what sum the -8x is subtracted from&lt;br&gt;
Complete translation:&lt;br&gt;
(10+3x) - (-8x)</PRE>