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HELP! "translate: the product of 8 and a number increased by 2 use x as the variable"

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Answer:

The sentence can be interpreted in two ways: 8x+2 or 8(x+2).

The first one would be the product of 8 and a number, increased by 2.

The second one would be the product of 8, and a number increased by 2.

Hope that helps.

User Yurii Soldak
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Answer:

variable is ( x )

product of 8 :

8 x

the number increased by 2 :

8 x + 2

And we're done ♥️

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