Answer
$8x-(6+3x)$
Simplified,
$5x-6$
Work Step by Step
" ... eight times a number":
$8x$
$''$six more than three times the number$''$
$6+3x$
"The difference ..."$:$
$8x-(6+3x)$
Simplified,
$8x-6-3x=5x-6$
Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321867327
ISBN 13:
978-0-32186-732-2
Chapter 6 - Algebra: Equations and Inequalities - 6.3 Applications of Linear Equations - Exercise Set 6.3 - Page 373: 17
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