SOLUTION: In writing out an answer, for example: m more than nineteen. Will it be the variable first or the number? Is their a rule when putting which first?

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Question 200859: In writing out an answer, for example: m more than nineteen. Will it be the variable first or the number? Is their a rule when putting which first?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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There isn't a rule, but it's conventional to place the variable first like so . Why? Well later you'll learn about polynomials and you'll find that the constant terms are placed last.

Note: the expression is the exact same expression (ie for all values of "m").

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
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In writing out an answer, for example: m more than nineteen. Will it be the variable first or the number? Is their a rule when putting which first?

To make "more than nineteen", you must start with the nineteen, and then make it more, by adding on how much more it is. So, you start with 19, and then make it MORE by "plussing" on m. So the answer is 19 + m Edwin