8 times the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 3 times the sum of the number and 3. What is the number?
Let the number be n. We're given two expressions:
8(n - 2) = 3(n + 3)
To solve this equation for n, we type it in our search engine and we see that:
n = 5
Let the number be n. We're given two expressions:
- 8(n - 2) difference means we subtract
- 3(n + 3) sum means we add
8(n - 2) = 3(n + 3)
To solve this equation for n, we type it in our search engine and we see that:
n = 5