raven3971
raven3971 raven3971
  • 10-12-2019
  • Mathematics
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15 plus 3 times a number is 8 times the number. What is the number?

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lueradakota
lueradakota lueradakota
  • 10-12-2019

Answer:

x=3

Step-by-step explanation:

15 + 3x = 8x

   - 3x    -3x

15=5x

15/5=3

X=3

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Andrewf129
Andrewf129 Andrewf129
  • 10-12-2019

Answer:

The correct answers is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation would be 15 + 3x = 8x.

i subtracted 3x from the left side, and subtracted 3x from the right side.

(15 + 3x = 8x

      -3x   -3x =  15 = 5x)

Then i divided 15 by 5 which gave me 3.

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