Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.Seven more than the product of a number and 3 is equal to 9.Use the variable x for the unknown number.

Answer 1

Let x represent a number.

Then, "the product of a number and 3" can be written in algebraic language as:

`3x`

The phrase "seven more than the product of a number and 3" is equivalent to "seven more than 3x", which can be written as:

`7+3x`

If that expression is equal to nine, then the whole sentence translates to:

`7+3x=9`