3 years ago

Three times the sum of a number and eight is four more than twice the sum of the number and six. Write and solve the equation.

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Marina CMI [18]3 years ago

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3(x+8)=4+2(x+6)

3x+24=4+2x+12 (distribute or get rid of the parenthesis by multiplying)

3x-2x=4=12-24 (subtract 2x from both sides, then subtract 24 from both sides)

x=-8 (simplify)

Scrat [10]3 years ago

4 0

There ya go! We went over this in Algebra a while back

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