Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

Three more than the product of a number and 2 equals 5.

Answer 1

3+ 2x = 5

Explanation:

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So translating the words in that equation:

"three more" = Adding three..Key word.. More

Product of a number= This lets us know that we are dealing with a multiplication problem. So The product of a number and 2 means 2x or 2(x) but we'd normally put it as 2x.

equals 5 = This is the end of our equation. Equals means an equal sign.

Therefore, if we put this equation in order properly, it should look like:

3 + 2x = 5

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