Question

A stick is x meters long. a string is 4 times as long as the stick.

Express the length of the string in terms of x

Answer 1

4x

Explanation:

Since x is the length of the stick and the string is 4 times as long as the stick, the length with be 4 times x or 4x.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Length of stick = x meters

Length of string = 4 * length of stick

= 4 * x

= 4x