5 less than a number is equivalent to 1 more than three times the number

The number is ??

Simplify (8x2 − 1 + 2x3) − (7x3 − 3x2 + 1). −5x3 + 11x2 − 2 5x3 − 11x2 + 2 x3 + 2x2 + x3 x3 − 2x2 − x3

Alakefront cottage that is 30 feet high casts a shadow on the water. how long is that shadow if a 16-foot-high truck parked nearby casts an 8-foot shadow?

Abag contains 5 red marbles , 6 blue marbles and 4 green marbles. susie selects a marble and returns it to the bag before selecting another marble. if susie selects a red marble 6 out of 20 times, what is the experimental probability that the next marble she selects will be a red marble ?