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28 August, 09:15

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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  1. 28 August, 09:25
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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)
  2. 28 August, 09:32
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    There ya go! We went over this in Algebra a while back
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