If you don’t know what a number is, you should substitute it for x and make an equation with the information you have been given. This gives:
(x + 8) x 2 = x - 11
Then, solve:
2x + 16 = x - 11
2x = x -27
x = -27
This can then be checked by using the number in the original text.
-27 + 8 = -19
-19 x 2 = -38
-38 is 11 less than -27.
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b) It is a cubic function of 4 terms.
- In this case p(3) = t + 2 is synonymous for p = 3 + 2. Remember p is synonymous for y. So in this equation it is p = 5.

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To answer this, you need to get "d" on one side by itself. To do this, add 8 to both sides of the equation.
d- 8 + 8 = 5 + 8
-8 and +8 cancel out leaving:
d = 13
Your answer is d = 13
-0.6(-6.3)
When 2 numbers are side by side it is a multiplication problem.
Multiply -0.6 by (-6.3)
-0.6 x -6.3 = 3.78