Question

Which expression represents the phrase, "one fifth the sum of 14 and a number"?o 1/5+14+xo 1/5(14+x)o 1/5x + 14o 1/5(14) + x

Answer 1

Given the phrase "one fifth the Sum of 14 and a number", you need to remember the following in order to solve the exercise:

- A Sum is the result of an Addition.

- One fifth expressed as a number is the following fraction, whose numerator is 1 and its denominator is 5:

`(1)/(5)`

- "One fifth the Sum" indicates that the fraction multiplies the Addition between the numbers.

Let be "x" the unknown number.

You know that the Sum of 14 and the number "x" can be expressed as:

`14+x`

Therefore, "one fifth the Sum of 14 and a number" can be expressed as:

`(1)/(5)(14+x)`

Hence, the answer is: Second option.