How do you write this as an algebraic equation: 6 more than 7 times a number is 41?
Answer (2)
x − n u mb er 7 t im es a n u mb er : 7 x 6 m ore t han 7 t im es a n u mb er : 7 x + 6 6 m ore t han 7 t im es a n u mb er i s 41 : 7 x + 6 = 41 so l u t i o n : 7 x + 6 = 41 ∣ s u b t r a c t 6 o n b o t h s i d es 7 x = 35 ∣ d i v i d e b o t h s i d es b y 7 x = 5
The phrase "6 more than 7 times a number is 41" can be written as the algebraic equation 7 x + 6 = 41 . By solving this equation, we find that the number is x = 5 .
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