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Translate the sentence into an equation.

Eight times the sum of a number and 4 is 3.


Use the variable x for the unknown number.

User Leonora
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Answer:

8(x+4)=3

Explanation:

the answer is this!

User Lennart Schedin
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8(x+4)=3
8x+32=3
x=(3-32)/8
x=-29/8
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