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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help Translate this sentence into an equation. 28 is the product of Malik's height and 2 Use the variable m to represent Malik's height.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok... so what is a product?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you need to know what a product is then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

28=m/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no. this would be that 28 is the quotient. a product is from multiplication

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so x instead of /

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it's like saying 28 is the result of maliks height times 2...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

GOOD JOB!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for confirming

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:) np

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 more than y is 4+y ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ty

OpenStudy (anonymous):

welcome :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

15 increased by twice Greg's savings

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 15 more than two times what he saved... there is addition and multiplication in this one....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so start with what he has saved... you need twice that amount of savings and add 15... do you see it???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

15x+2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what you have there is 2 more than 15 times his savings.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you want 15 more than 2 times his savings

OpenStudy (anonymous):

15x2? idk

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