Question

Which phrase matches the algebraic expression below?
2(x + 7) + 10

Two times the sum of x and seven plus ten

Two times the difference of x and seven plus ten

Two times x minus seven plus ten

Two times x plus the sum of seven and ten

Answer 1

Two times the sum of x and seven plus ten

Answer 2

two times the sum of x and seven plus ten

Answer 3

You can eliminate the other two because you know for a fact that it does not have a minus in the problem!