Question

Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression 23 more than twice a number use the variable n to represent the unknown number

Answer 1

In general, 23 more than a number is written as

`x+23`

In our case, x is 'twice a number'; thus,

`x=2*n=2n`

Finally, the whole expression is

`2n+23`

The answer is 2n+23