Question 68198: Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation. Let x represent the number.
6 times a number is 14 more than that number.
Answer by ptaylor(2198)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation. Let x represent the number.
6 times a number is 14 more than that number.
Let x represent the number
6 times the number is 6 times x or 6x
(if the number was 3 instead of x, figuring out what 6 times 3 is would be a no brainer, right?------it would be 6 times 3)
"is" usually means =
the number is x, so 14 more than the number is x+14
(if the number was 2 instead of x, figuring out what 14 more than 2 is would be a no brainer, right?----it would be 2+14)
(Why does it have to get so hard when we are dealing in unknowns instead of regular, everyday numbers? Answer: It really doesn't)
So, putting it all together:
6x=x+14---------------------------------answer
Hope this helps-------------ptaylor
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