Question

The product of a number and 9,increased by 4, is 58. Find the numbef

Answer 1

The key word product tells us we need to multiply. The key word increase tells use we need to add and the key world is means we need to use an = sign

9x + 4 = 58
9x + 4 - 4 = 58 -4
9x = 54
9x / 9 = 54 / 9
x = 6

So the answer is 6