X = 4.
You have to distribute by multiplying -4 by the numbers between -3x and -2.
12x + 8 =60
Subtract the 8 from 60 to simplify the equation.
12x = 48
Divide 12 by 48 and get 4.
x=4
The sum of partial product is not always equal to a final product
Original Income = 15,000
New income = 20,000
The percentage Increase in the income can be calculated as:

%
The change in income = 20000 - 15000 = 5000
Using the values, we get:

%
=

%
This means, Pats income increased by 33.33% in a period of ten years
If Hannah gives her younger sister 3 shirts, it does not matter what order she hands them to her. No matter the order, it will still be the same group of 3 shirt. Since order is not important this problem can be solved using a combination.
Specifically we are asked to find 8C3 (sometimes called "8 choose 3"). This is a fraction. In the numerator we start with 8 and count down 3 numbers. In the denominator we start with 3 and count all the way down to 1. Thus we obtain,