SOLUTION: the sum of twice a number plus four times another number? how do you translate

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Question 266241: the sum of twice a number plus four times another number? how do you translate
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Don't let it all run together like oatmeal.
Separate it into smaller groups:
The sum of
twice a number
plus
four times another number
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You have to have some letter
that stands for "a number"
Call it
Twice is
So far I have +
Call the other number
Four times is
I now have


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