Question

Which mathematical statement represents “17 more than a number is 26”?

17 greater-than 26
n + 17 = 26
17 less-than 26
26 + n = 17

Answer 1

Which mathematical statement represents “17 more than a number is 26”?

Answer:

n + 17 = 26

Explanation:

17 more than a number means that you are adding 17 to a number (n) to equal 26.

If you take 17 away from each side you get n = 9

9 + 17 = 26 is a true statement so the equation is correct.

Answer 2

n + 17 = 26

Explanation:

Let's replace the sentence with mathematical terms:

17 more than a number is 26

More than means addition. The answer will also be a sum.

17 + a number is 26

Since the number is not specified, it will be represented by a variable. In this instance, the variable is n.

17 + n is 26

The equal sign will replace the word "is".

17 + n = 26

Now, we can use the associative property of addition.

17 + n = 26 into n + 17 = 26