Concept explainers
To write: A variable expression from the phrase “10 more than a number”.
Answer to Problem 1WE
The variable expression from the phrase “10 more than a number” is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The phrase is 8 more than a number.
The given phrase is “8 more than a number”.
The algebraic expression involves the variables and the mathematical operations where operation can be represented by the most commonly symbols
Consider the variable
The word “more than” corresponds to addition mathematical operations whose symbol is
First write the variable then write the mathematical operation whose symbol is
Therefore, the mathematical expression is
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