Question

Twenty added to the sum of a number and six is twenty-seven

Answer 1

for six is twenty seven will look like this

6 = 27

sorry i don't know what twenty added to the sum of a number is...

Answer 2

-- Call the number 'N'.

-- The sum of the number and six is (N + 6).

-- Twenty added to it is 20 + (N + 6)

-- That whole thing is twenty-seven

20 + (N + 6) = 27

Subtract 20 from each side: (N + 6) = 7

Subtract 6 from each side: N = 1

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Check:

Put your solution into the statement and see if the statement is true.

"Twenty added to the sum of (1 and six) is twenty-seven."

That's true. yay !