SOLUTION: how can i writte and simplify this: six times the sum of a number and 9, added to 4 times the number

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Question 398716: how can i writte and simplify this:
six times the sum of a number and 9, added to 4 times the number

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"the sum of a number and 9" translates to where 'x' is some number


Now multiply that whole thing by 6 to get and then add 4x (4 times the number to get


So "six times the sum of a number and 9, added to 4 times the number" translates to


Now distribute to get and combine like terms to get


So the simplified expression is


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