Answer:
19-3*x=88
Step-by-step explanation:
(x is the variable not the times!) (this symbol: * means times)
answer :
x = - 23
explanation :
19 - 3x = 88
Break it down :
"19 less than": Means we are going to subtract 19 from a number.
"3 times a number": Pick a variable to represent the number and multiply
that by 3. ex: 3x
Solve : 19 - 3x = 88
- 19 - 19 ( subtract - 19 from both sides,
to get " -3x = 69 " )
-3x = 69
/ -3 / -3 ( divide both sides by -3,
to get your answer, x = -23 )
x = - 23
