25 less than 3 times a number is 38. what is the number?

You have 3 boxes, one "strawberries"; one "mentos" and one "mixed".but you know that all the labels are in incorrect order .how do you know witch is witch?

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer

Y=(x+3)(x-4)(x+1)^2 sulutions? multiplicity?