Question

The product of 8 and the sum of 4 and a number is 112. What is the number?

Which equation could be used to solve for the number?

8 + 4n = 112
8 x 4 + n = 112
8(4 + n) = 112

Answer 1

8(4+n)=112 hope this helps!

Answer 2

product of 8 and a sum is 8 times the sum
sum is plus so sum of 4 and a number is 4+n

8(4+n)=112
last equation matches