Question

3 times what gives me a sum of 24? im trying to finish my homework so please help.

Answer 1

It is not a sum, it is a product.

3 times x = 24   (write equation)
           3x = 24  (isolate x by dividing the coefficient, 3, on both sides)
           /3     /3
             x = 8    (this i your answer)

Therefore 3 times 8 gives you 24.

Answer 2

Hey there!

I believe instead of sum, it should be product. A product is a result of a multiplication problem, which is what we're doing when we do something "times" something else. 

You could solve this by simply dividing 24 by 3 to get 8. You could then check this by multiply 3 by 8 to get 24 again.

Hope this helped you out! :-)