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Write an algebraic expression for “8.9 times a number.”

A 1-column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled Multiplication Words with entries double, multiply, product, twice, times.

Which would you simplify in order to evaluate the expression when the value of the variable is 2?
8.9/2
8.9 + 2
8.9(2)
(8.92)

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Answer:

8.9(2)

Explanation:

User Nietaki
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Answer:

8.9(2)

Explanation:

8.9/2 is division.

8.9+2 is addition.

(8.92) is just adding 2 onto 8.9 which extends the number, not multiplies.

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