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Answer:

A - The sum of a unknown value times 3 and 5. B - The sum of a unknown number subtracted by 2 being multiplied by 4.

Explanation:

A - The sum of a unknown value times 3 and 5. B - The unknown value subtracted by 2, then multiplied by 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, lets pick apart the expressions.

We know the variables will be unknown values:

3unknown value + 5

We know that a number in front of a variable is multipication, so:

3 times unknown value + 5

We know there is a addition symbol, which means a sum of two numbers.

So:

3 times a unknown value and the sum of 5

5 is just 5, so we can write it as it is.

This might be read as 3 times both the 5 and unknown value, so we want to make sure they are seperate:

3 times a unknown value plus by 5

So basically, instead of talking about the sum of the two numbers, I used plus so that the numbers are seperate. THis way there is no confusion in the answer.

Next we have 4(x-2)

So first off, x is our unknown value:

4(unknown value-2)

- is subtraction, so:

4(unknown value subtracted by 2)

2 remains as 2.

4 is multiplying the parenthese, so basically, the x-2 is done first. THen it is multiplied by 4. This means the multiplied by 4 should come after the unknown value si subtracted by 2:

The unknown value subtracted by 2, then multiplied by 4.

I used a then to seperate the unkownv alue subtracted by 2 and the multiplied by 4.

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