Question

Eight less than the product of three and a number is twenty-two

Answer 1

The number is 10.

Explanation:

Given that if we product 3 with a number and then subtract eight from it then we will get twenty-two.

So, if the number is x, then by the condition given we can write

3x - 8 = 22

This is a linear equation of single variable x, so it will have a single solution.

Now, 3x - 8 = 22

⇒ 3x = 30

⇒ x = 10 (Answer)