Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

Three times the difference of a number and 8 equals 4..

Answer 1

    3(x - 8) = 4
3(x) - 3(8) = 4
     3x - 24 = 4
         + 24 + 24
            3x = 28
             3      3
              x = 9¹/₃