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Write a expression to match the word three times the sum of 8 and 4

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Actually, the expression states three times the SUM of 8 and 4, therefore the sum of 8 and 4 is multiplied by three.

Referring to BODMAS, you have to write the expression as 3 x (8+4)
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3 x 8 + 4.

3 times 8 + 4 = 28.
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