Question

Can someone help me translate this "four times the difference of a number and 7 is 32" ​

Answer 1

4 · (x - 7) = 32

Explanation:

1. "Four times" indicates that we're multiplying, and our equations looks like this so far: 4 ·

2. "The difference of a number and 7" means that we're subtracting 7 from an unknown number, x. This part of the equation is written as (x - 7). When we put together 4 · and (x - 7), we get 4 · (x - 7). We're NOT multiplying 4 and x first because the statement says we're multiplying 4 by the DIFFERENCE of a number and 7.

3. "is 32" just means = 32.

4. Now, when we put together all these fragments into an equation, we get a result of: 4 · (x - 7) = 32.

Answer 2

4*(x-7)=32

Step-by-step solution:

The difference = subtraction

A number = any variable (in this case x)

The difference between x and 7 = x-7 since difference is subtraction

Times = multiplication

Four = 4

Is = equals (in this case)

Put together all the steps above and you get 4*(x-7)=32