​Jerry Scored 28 Points in His Basketball Game Today, Which

question 9

Multiple Choice

​Jerry scored 28 points in his basketball game today, which is 8 less than three times as many points than he scored in yesterday's game. If x is the number of points he scored in yesterday's game, write an equation that can be used to solve for x .

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