SOLUTION: Test question: The product of 5 and 3 more than a number, added to 7 times a number. I translated it as: 5(3)+ x + 7x or 15 +8x What am I missing?

SOLUTION: Test question: The product of 5 and 3 more than a number, added to 7 times a number. I translated it as: 5(3)+ x + 7x or 15 +8x What am I missing?

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Question 282872: Test question: The product of 5 and 3 more than a number, added to 7 times a number.
I translated it as: 5(3)+ x + 7x or 15 +8x
What am I missing?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Nice try but the correct expression is 5(x + 3) + 7(x).
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