It depends on how the statement is read. If there's a pause after 'three', it's...
(n - 3)(n + 8)
Otherwise, it's...
n - 3(n + 8)
N = 6
three times a number decreased by eleven
The number is 26
6n - 3n which simplifies to 3n.
It is 5n - 8 <= 2n + 10
N = 6
The number is 4
50-8n
Answer = 7 - 3n
Eleven
three times a number decreased by eleven
The number is 26
twice the difference of three times a number and eight
6n - 3n which simplifies to 3n.
Thirty decreased by three times a number is six less than three times the number. Find the number.
I believe you are supposed to calculate: 50 - (8 x 3)
It is 5n - 8 <= 2n + 10