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Which of the following best describes the algebraic expression 15x + 8? A. the sum of fifteen times a number and eight B. the product of fifteen plus a number and eight C. fifteen times the sum of a number and eight D. fifteen times the quantity of a number plus 8

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The answer is (A) Hope this helps.

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Answer: A.
\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }

Explanation:

The given algebraic expression :
15x + 8

We can see that the constant term here is
8.

The variable term is
15x.

The operation used here = Addition

To convert any algebraic expression into a statement we represent the variable i.e. x by word "number".

Then the variable term is represented as : Fifteen times a number

Therefore, the best describes the given algebraic expression will be :-

"
\text{the sum of fifteen times a number and eight }"

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