Solve for x: 3x + 2 = 8

Based on what i know about mean, this doesn't add up.

On new year's day, the average temperature of a city is 5.7 degrees celsius. but for new year's day 2012, the temperature was 9.8 degrees below the average. i) if a represents the average temperature on new year's day and 7 represents the temperature on new year's day 2012, what formula accurately relates the two values together? ii) what was the temperature on new year's day 2012? dt a 0.8 ii) - 4 1 degrees celsius da-t-98 ii) 59 degrees celsius 1) 7 = -9,8 11) 59 degrees celsius ii) l degrees celsius

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.