The sum of 3 times a number and 1 is 17 decreased by the number. what expression will be translated on the left side of the equals sign?
a. 3 times a number and 1
b. the sum of 3 times a number and 1
c. 3

This is geometry. could anyone ? i can't fail this class. my grade is quite low already.

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