this is pre algebra
2007-07-09 06:53:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Let the number be x.
Three times the number is 3x.
If the number is subtracted from three times the number, ther result is 3x - x.
Therefore:
3x - x = -8
2x = -8
x = -4.
2007-07-09 06:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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3x - x = -8
2x = - 8
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2007-07-09 14:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
8
16 minus 8 = 8
8 minus 8 = 0
0 minus 8 = -8
2007-07-09 14:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If x is 'the number'
3x - x = -8
2x = -8
x = -4
2007-07-09 13:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by therealchuckbales 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3x - x = -8, or 2x = -8, x = -4
test: -12 -(-4) = -12 + 4 = -8.
2007-07-09 13:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by John V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3x - x = -8
2x=-8
x = -4
2007-07-09 13:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-4.
2007-07-09 13:57:56 · answer #7 · answered by Shobiz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
negative four.
2007-07-09 13:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋