Question

Write a sentence to represent the equation 4m = -8.

Please help my teacher has been bugging me to do this.
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Answer 1

4 times a number is equal to negative 8

Answer 2

Answer: 4 times m is equals to -8.

OR

4 times a number is -8

Explanation:

Given algebraic equation: 4m =-8

which is equivalent to 4 times m= -8

Therefore ,the sentence to represent the given algebraic equation will be

4 times m is equals to -8.

OR, you can also write

4 times a number is -8, where m is the number.