Question

need help understanding on how to get answer. two more than four times a number is -10

Answer 1

4X+2=-10

Answer 2

if "more than" means addition
and "times" mean multiplication
then we might write your questions as

2 + 4*x = -10

now isolate x and solve

Answer 3

4X MUST BE WRITTEN FIRST AS NOT TO MAKE A MISTAKE WITH "LESS THAN TO"
E.G. "4 LESS THAN A NUMBER" SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS "X-4" AND NOT "4-X"

Answer 4

There is no need for caps. My suggestion follows the same structure as the question as presented. I agree that your suggestion makes sense in that it is less error prone, but it is not the way it "MUST" be written.