Write the Sentence as an Equation

question 404

Multiple Choice

Write the sentence as an equation.
-Eight subtracted from three times x amounts to 16 .

• A) 8-3 x=16
• B) 3(x-8)=16
• C) 8(3-x)=16
• D) 3 x-8=16

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