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Question 940150: Please can you help me figure this problem out I do not understand how to solve this problem The sum of nineteen and a number added to the product of seven and the number is _ which i have to x to represent the number and sum is addition and product is multiplication
Please help I am getting stressed trying to figure out this problem
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It helps to just focus on what things mean.
Like, what is really?
It can be any number, like
Now that I've said what it is, it can only
be for my particular problem.
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But if I don't make a decision right away
what is, working out the problem
will make that decision.
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The problem says "nineteen and a number"
so I can call that
Then it says " added to the product of
seven and the number"
I can call that
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So far I have:
This is called an "expression"
It's not an equation because there is no "=" sign
anywhere.
From the limited information given, all you
can do is say that the "expression" is equal
to another variable, like , so I'll say:

This is not quite finished because
Now I can say:

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In math, the more time you spend understanding each
step and knowing exactly what you're doing the better.
People who are fast have either put in the time to
understand it, or they're just fast at getting the wrong
answers- take your time